Pugahan Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Pugahan Surname User-submission:
The Pugahan surname comes from the word pugahan, which is a kind of tree, also known as the fishtailed palm, grows naturally in certain areas in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in the northern Philippines. Indigenous people consider this tree as their survival food and they also believe in its sacredness.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 523 | 1:193,572 | 30,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Pugahan Surname Meaning
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The Pugahan surname comes from the word pugahan, which is a kind of tree, also known as the fishtailed palm, grows naturally in certain areas in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in the northern Philippines. Indigenous people consider this tree as their survival food and they also believe in its sacredness.
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Where Does The Last Name Pugahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pugahan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pugahan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pugahan is the 594,812th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Pugahan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pugahan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 193,572. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Caraga, where 63 percent are found, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 8 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 7 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pugahn | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pugaan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punghan | 86 | 35 | / |
| Paughan | 86 | 17 | / |
| Pukghan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pungaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pogahan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pugan | 83 | 154 | / |
| Paughane | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pounghan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pugachin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pungan | 77 | 354 | / |
| Paugan | 77 | 73 | / |
| Puegan | 77 | 52 | / |
| Pugang | 77 | 18 | / |
| Puigan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Phugan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pugane | 77 | 7 | / |
| Puggan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Puñgan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pigaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pougan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pugham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phunghean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poughon | 71 | 329 | / |
| Paungan | 71 | 196 | / |
| Paugain | 71 | 64 | / |
| Pugasen | 71 | 28 | / |
| Puingan | 71 | 26 | / |
| Pougang | 71 | 26 | / |
| Pugatin | 71 | 14 | / |
| Phungan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Punggan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pauñgan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phigaan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pougain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phugane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poghann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puungan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peugain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peugang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pugaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pugasin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pungain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pougaam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pikghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pogan | 67 | 2,073 | / |
| Pigan | 67 | 537 | / |
| Puganova | 67 | 340 | / |
| Pugon | 67 | 286 | / |
| Pugam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Phungain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hpunggan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peugagne | 67 | 1 | / |
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