Puestes Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Honduras

Puestes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puestes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Puestes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puestes is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puestes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puestes is the 4,116,508th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Puestes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Puestes are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name Puestes is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,810,240. In Colombia Puestes is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 71 percent live, Santander Department, where 12 percent live and Putumayo Department, where 6 percent live. Not including Colombia Puestes exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Puestes Last Name Statistics demography

Puestes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $21,032,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puetes9283/
Pueste924/
Puester8621/
Piestes861/
Puete8313/
Poestges80139/
Poueytes8056/
Pheastes800/
Puesta7794/
Puette7783/
Pustis7744/
Puethe7711/
Puiste778/
Pueter777/
Buetes774/
Pouete773/
Bueste771/
Puztes771/
Mpuete771/
Pistes770/
Poustis71508/
Puister71350/
Puetter7171/
Boueste7127/
Paustis7116/
Pouette7111/
Piestys717/
Buester712/
Buetese711/
Paestis711/
Peastis710/
Pueta67444/
Buete67318/
Puite67201/
Pwete6786/
Vuete6777/
Pueti6710/
Puety670/
Bouested670/
Buestead670/

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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 Puestes
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