Pugu Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Turkey701:1,111,73548,540
India551:13,946,643236,652
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pugu (153) may also be a first name.

Pugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pugu (Hindi: पुगु, Marathi: पुगु, Oriya: ପୁଗୁ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pugu.

How Common Is The Last Name Pugu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 820,032nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Pugu are found; 29 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 29 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Pugu is also the 743,570th most widely held given name in the world, held by 153 people.

The surname Pugu is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 1,335,850. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 46 percent live, West Sumatra, where 29 percent live and Papua, where 20 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Turkey, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungu8911,417/
Puguh89558/
Paugu8928/
Pugau8914/
Pugut894/
Pougu893/
Peugu891/
Pugus891/
Phungu80428/
Punggu8068/
Puguhp8045/
Paugus8027/
Pungau8025/
Pungou808/
Pougou806/
Pughut804/
Paugau803/
Peugou802/
Pugueu801/
Pfungu801/
Paungu801/
Phugou801/
Pfugau801/
Pogu756,415/
Pigu7569/
Poungou73334/
Pougaud7356/
Peugueu7346/
Punghau7327/
Pougueu732/
Paughuu731/
Punggou731/
Punggau731/
Poughou731/
Pfigu67258/
Pougault6722/
Poegu6720/
Piegu6718/
Poggu6717/
Phogu678/
Poguu674/
Poogu674/
Phunghuh671/
Phigu671/
Poujgous671/
Piggu670/

Pugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pugu in the Hindi language
पुगुpugu-
Pugu in the Oriya language
ପୁଗୁpugu-
Pugu in the Marathi language
पुगुpugu-

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Footnotes

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