Puelma Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Puelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile6101:28,8791,629
Spain551:850,03734,138
Argentina541:791,54552,685
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Puelma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Puelma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Puelma is most common in Chile. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puelma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 437,968th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,307,211 people. The last name Puelma occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Puelma are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 85 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly used in Chile, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 28,879. In Chile it is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 61 percent reside, Valparaíso Region, where 16 percent reside and Bío Bío Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Chile it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Puelma Last Name Statistics demography

Puelma earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.42% more than the national average, earning $59,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puelmas921/
Pelma9191/
Pauselma863/
Paelma83502/
Poelma83458/
Paulma83441/
Vuelma83334/
Pelmas8363/
Pelmah8359/
Buelma837/
Pielma833/
Pelmap832/
Pelmat831/
Poulma831/
Plma801/
Pajelma7751/
Pellmas7719/
Pouelmo7711/
Poulmas779/
Paulmaz778/
Poulmma771/
Poulmai771/
Paulmay771/
Pelmo73825/
Plema73154/
Pilma7345/
Põlma7315/
Phlma731/
Plmma731/
Plmas731/
Paulmaah712/
Peaselma711/
Buehlmau710/
Paelmo67339/
Pailma67290/
Buelmo6741/
Pellmo672/
Pilmai672/
Paulmo671/
Phlmai671/
Pilmaa671/
Pelmot671/
Pillma671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puelma
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