Puglia Surname

55,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Puglia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puglia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,4241:13,8242,241
United States1,7541:206,64720,253
Brazil8511:251,5569,688
Argentina6671:64,0835,469
Uruguay4431:7,747867
India2001:3,835,327105,627
Australia1861:145,13815,497
France1041:638,68083,098
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Venezuela901:335,6017,420
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Belgium541:212,90127,429
England501:1,114,36153,243
Ecuador461:345,7799,453
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

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

Puglia (46) may also be a first name.

Puglia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puglia (Arabic: بوليا, Marathi: पुगिलया) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Púglia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puglia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,107th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 789,978 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Puglia reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Italic Europe. Puglia is also the 1,484,914th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 46 people.

This last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 4,424 people, or 1 in 13,824. In Italy Puglia is most frequent in: Sicily, where 29 percent live, Campania, where 28 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 11 percent live. Barring Italy it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Puglia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Puglia are 8.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Puglia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 13.06% less than the national average, earning €26,107 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.51% more than the national average, earning R 274,500 per year; in United States they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $49,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $57,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Púglia942/
Punglia92137/
Puglias924/
Pulglia921/
Pulia91822/
Pugglias8610/
Pullia83631/
Piglia83429/
Poglia83180/
Puglie83140/
Poulia83134/
Puglio83133/
Phulia8360/
Paulia8330/
Pugliy839/
Puliai837/
Puliap833/
Puglii831/
Pugliè831/
Puglea831/
Pula8012,761/
Pauliat77588/
Poulias77388/
Paulias77279/
Pullias77124/
Pulliat7796/
Puglies7710/
Puliatt771/
Puuliah771/
Pouliat771/
Paullia771/
Pheulia771/
Pugliez771/
Paula7349,977/
Pulla7316,528/
Pulat739,451/
Pulga735,045/
Phula733,398/
Putla732,592/
Pulai731,561/
Pulad731,527/
Pulei731,194/
Pulya731,056/
Pulaj731,035/
Polia73523/
Peula73500/
Pulay73499/
Poula73368/
Pulaş73350/
Puila73280/
Pulas73279/
Puula73271/
Pulah73230/
Pulau73179/
Pulio73125/
Pulap7374/
Ppula7335/
Pulea7332/
Pusla7330/
Puhla7326/
Pulaa7325/
Pulha7317/
Puloa738/
Puyla734/
Pujla731/
Pulaz731/
Pulaî731/
Puloi731/
Poulliat7128/
Poullias7113/
Puliatch715/
Phoullia715/
Puliaatt712/
Pugliest712/
Paulglio711/
Paulliat711/
Pugliess711/
Puilya672,038/
Pullas671,853/
Phutla671,707/
Pullay671,209/
Paulat671,117/
Poulat67936/
Pullat67650/
Paulas67552/
Phulap67403/
Pullah67397/
Paulay67372/
Phulat67311/
Pahula67306/
Poulas67270/
Poglio67134/
Paulio67121/
Puilay67121/
Phulaj67109/
Paulla6796/
Pulaha6782/
Puslat6779/
Paulga6778/
Pullai6777/
Puttla6775/
Poulla6752/
Poulad6751/
Paulad6750/
Phuila6745/
Paulau6743/
Paulai6742/
Puhlat6735/
Paulha6735/
Putlla6729/
Pullio6727/
Poulea6727/
Pulgah6726/
Pullaa6725/
Pulios6724/
Poulio6724/
Phulio6724/
Puulei6722/
Paulaj6722/
Pulaip6722/
Pfuila6721/
Pulast6719/
Paulea6718/
Poliay6717/
Pauloi6717/
Phulas6716/
Phulay6716/
Pheula6716/
Puulla6715/
Puhtla6715/
Pullha6714/
Pollia6714/
Pohula6712/
Pholia6712/
Phuhla6712/
Paulah6710/
Pullap6710/
Putlat679/
Phulla679/
Paulap679/
Phulai679/
Puslau679/
Putlay679/
Pulaiy678/
Poulai678/
Paulya677/
Puilah677/
Poulay676/
Pulaus676/
Poulah675/
Puliod675/
Piglio675/
Pulhai675/
Poliai674/
Puutla674/
Paulei674/
Puliot674/
Pullea674/
Pauloa674/
Ppulla674/
Phulei673/
Pulash673/
Poolia673/
Vppula673/
Pulloa673/
Pulait673/
Pugellier673/
Pullya672/
Paulaa672/
Puthla672/
Puleid672/
Phulad672/
Pulgay672/
Pujlla672/
Peulap672/
Peulla672/
Pulyay671/
Puilla671/
Phulah671/
Pulhad671/
Pullad671/
Putlaa671/
Puulaa671/
Puilas671/
Puilga671/
Puitla671/
Pulaai671/
Pulahu671/
Pulapp671/
Poulya671/
Poutla671/
Phulaa671/
Bpulla671/
Hpulla671/
Pautla671/
Pugellies671/
Puleau671/
Pulgaa671/
Pullga671/
Pulțea671/
Putlah671/
Pouloi671/
Phuyla671/
Putlap671/
Puylad671/
Phaula671/
Pulhas671/
Pullaj671/
Pulaad671/
Pulaat671/
Pulatt670/

Puglia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puglia in the Marathi language
पुगिलयाpugilaya83.33
पुगलीयाpugaliya16.67
Puglia in the Arabic language
بولياbwlya-

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