Pugam Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pugam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pugam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pugam (43) may also be a first name.

Pugam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pugam (Hindi: पुगां, Marathi: पुगम) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pugam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Pugam reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pugam is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 43 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent are found and Bihar, where 10 percent are found. Not including India Pugam is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 45 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paugam912,713/
Pungam9135/
Pougam916/
Puggam912/
Phugam911/
Pugham910/
Phungam831,747/
Puingam83266/
Poungam8396/
Punngam8351/
Paugame8326/
Puyngam837/
Paungam836/
Pougaam831/
Phougam831/
Peungam831/
Pogam80195/
Pugan80154/
Pigam808/
Pugom804/
Phunngam7721/
Phaungam771/
Phuingam771/
Pungan73354/
Pougom73249/
Paugan7373/
Pugang7318/
Puigan7314/
Phugan738/
Pugane737/
Piegam736/
Pigham735/
Pugahn732/
Puggan732/
Poogam731/
Phogam731/
Puñgan731/
Pugaan731/
Pugomg731/
Pungom731/
Pougan730/
Pheunngam711/
Pugahan67524/
Paungan67196/
Pougoum67193/
Poungom67143/
Paugain6764/
Punghan6735/
Pugasen6728/
Puingan6726/
Pougang6726/
Paughan6717/
Pugatin6714/
Phungan6711/
Punggan677/
Pauñgan673/
Phoggam671/
Peugain671/
Peugang671/
Pugaine671/
Pugasin671/
Pungaan671/
Pungain671/
Puungan671/
Pougain671/
Pougome671/
Phugane671/
Pukghan671/
Phogham671/

Pugam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pugam in the Hindi language
पुगांpugam-
Pugam in the Marathi language
पुगमpugama57.14
पुरामpurama28.57
पुगामpugama14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pugam
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