Puga Surname

10,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Andorra

Puga Surname Definition:

This is a Catalan word of uncertain origin but means insect and suggests a place that has this problem.

Galician name from Orense.

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Puga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico24,9621:4,973632
United States5,9761:60,6527,119
Spain5,0771:9,2091,088
Chile2,7371:6,436715
Ecuador2,1111:7,5351,229
Peru1,9361:16,4172,045
Brazil1,7411:122,9614,652
Argentina1,6811:25,4272,148
Panama1,0791:3,626446
Cuba8121:14,1911,043
Portugal8021:12,9901,041
Tanzania7821:67,7007,139
Venezuela5671:53,2702,576
Philippines5631:179,81928,963
Latvia1821:11,2641,676
Russia1641:878,79970,339
Uruguay1611:21,3152,455
France1441:461,26965,815
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
Moldova1211:29,4334,732
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
Canada941:391,97434,739
Guatemala641:251,2924,191
England391:1,428,66862,556
Luxembourg361:16,1263,655
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Andorra281:2,994558
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
India191:40,371,862445,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Belize151:23,6981,879
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Guam81:20,0153,029
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pūga (2) are calculated separately.

Puga (217) may also be a first name.

Puga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is a Catalan word of uncertain origin but means insect and suggests a place that has this problem.

Galician name from Orense.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

"PUGA" is a toponymic surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin. It originated in the province of Orense, Spain where there is an old manor house called "Torre de Puga" (The Puga Tower).It occurs very often in Spanish-speaking countries, but also in Brazil. In Brazil, people with surname "PUGA" are descendants of both Spanish as Portuguese.=============================================================

"PUGA" é um sobrenome toponímico de origem espanhola e portuguesa. Originou-se na província de Orense, na Espanha onde existe um antigo solar denominado "Torre de Puga". Ocorre com muita frequência em países de língua espanhola, mas também no Brasil. No Brasil, as pessoas com sobrenome "PUGA" são descendentes tanto de espanhóis quanto portugueses. =============================================================

"Puga" es un apellido toponímico de origen español y portugués.Se originó en la provincia de Orense, España, donde hay una antigua casa de campo llamada "Torre de Puga".Ocurre muy a menudo en los países de habla hispana, sino también en Brasil. En Brasil, las personas con el apellido "PUGA" son descendientes de tanto español como portugués.==================

- jorgepugalima

Puga Last Name Facts

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

Puga (Georgian: პუგა, Hindi: पुगा, Marathi: पुगा, Russian: Пуга) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may occur as: Pūga. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,724th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 139,022 people. The surname Puga occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Puga are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 217 people.

The last name is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 24,962 people, or 1 in 4,973. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 12 percent live, Guanajuato, where 11 percent live and Tamaulipas, where 10 percent live. Excluding Mexico it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.

Puga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 597,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Puga surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Puga surname are 43.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Puga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 26.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,484 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $20,013,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.96% less than the national average, earning $35,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pūga922/
Punga8910,213/
Pugas891,361/
Pugay891,173/
Pauga89559/
Pouga89307/
Pugat89251/
Phuga89122/
Puiga8931/
Pugha8928/
Puuga8926/
Pugad8919/
Pugga8916/
Pugau8914/
Puega893/
Pugaz893/
Pugai892/
Pugač892/
Pugah892/
Peuga891/
Pugea891/
Pugach807,220/
Pounga80631/
Paunga80304/
Phunga80224/
Pugacz80178/
Pungay80173/
Pungga80170/
Pugaha80116/
Pougat8075/
Pugast8043/
Pousga8035/
Pfouga8034/
Phugat8029/
Pungau8025/
Pugaja8023/
Pugash8021/
Pugaya8021/
Pungai8018/
Paugas8015/
Pughat8014/
Peugai8014/
Phugad8011/
Peunga8011/
Pugais807/
Pfunga805/
Pougas804/
Pungaj804/
Punnga804/
Paugau803/
Pougea803/
Pugats802/
Pungha802/
Pugaht802/
Pugatz802/
Pougai802/
Phugga802/
Puggat801/
Paugai801/
Paugat801/
Pugath801/
Pugatt801/
Pughas801/
Pfugau801/
Peugha801/
Phouga801/
Puinga801/
Puñgay801/
Pougay801/
Pougha801/
Puggah801/
Piga7511,564/
Pugi751,345/
Pugo751,075/
Poga75888/
Puge75201/
Pugé755/
Pugatch73287/
Phougat73178/
Phuinga73157/
Pougaud7356/
Phaugat7351/
Punghau7327/
Pugyova7323/
Poungha7310/
Punggai7310/
Paughat734/
Pugatsh733/
Pougach733/
Pugahch731/
Poughat731/
Phugath731/
Phugaya731/
Poungga731/
Punggau731/
Pigai6711,429/
Pugoy674,250/
Puget673,138/
Pungo672,287/
Pungi671,369/
Puger67867/
Pughe67592/
Piega67568/
Pigha67483/
Pungă67406/
Puges67387/
Phoga67336/
Pogay67314/
Pogau67278/
Pigay67272/
Pouge67190/
Punge67180/
Phuge67154/
Pugot67151/
Puggi67129/
Pougy67110/
Pugge6767/
Puego6767/
Pougatch6765/
Pugeh6760/
Pogai6743/
Pugatsch6742/
Pigga6738/
Pauge6734/
Pogaj6729/
Pugos6727/
Phoughat6723/
Pougault6722/
Pogga6720/
Pogha6719/
Paugi6717/
Pugie6714/
Pugayova6713/
Phiga6713/
Pogaň6712/
Pugoh6711/
Pooga6711/
Pogea6711/
Puggy6710/
Pugès679/
Pusgo679/
Puggé678/
Puggo678/
Pugit677/
Paugo677/
Pujgo677/
Puguy676/
Pugés676/
Pugui675/
Pugih674/
Phugi674/
Pogoa674/
Poega674/
Paugy674/
Pougo674/
Pocga673/
Pigah673/
Pugeľ673/
Pugahova672/
Pigau672/
Peuge672/
Pugis672/
Puigo672/
Pugiy671/
Pfiga671/
Paugaitė671/
Paugé671/
Pigaj671/
Pugaiova671/
Pugho671/
Puugi671/
Ppiga671/
Pougatsh671/
Puige671/
Pfugy671/

Puga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puga in the Georgian language
პუგაpuga-
Puga in the Marathi language
पुगाpuga-
Puga in the Hindi language
पुगाpuga60
पूगाpuga20
पूजाpuja20
Puga in the Russian language
Пугаpuga-

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