Pugula Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Pugula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pugula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pugula (16) may also be a first name.

Pugula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pugula occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pugula.

How Common Is The Last Name Pugula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pugula is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Pugula is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Pugula live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pugula is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Hela, where 33 percent live, National Capital District, where 33 percent live and New Ireland, where 33 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungula921,014/
Pugulia9218/
Phugula921/
Puhgula921/
Puigula921/
Pougula921/
Phungula8615,909/
Pugulaya863/
Paungula862/
Phugulia861/
Phuhgula861/
Pogula8310,235/
Pigula83445/
Pugule8328/
Pugila832/
Pougheula801/
Pigulla77241/
Pigulea7763/
Pugilay7759/
Pigulya7728/
Pogulla7726/
Pugulis7722/
Poghula7717/
Phogula7713/
Poggula7710/
Poogula7710/
Pigulay775/
Paugule773/
Pungule772/
Ppogula771/
Pungulo771/
Puguliy771/
Poguula771/
Pogulai771/
Pogaula771/
Pogulay771/
Pogulyay71396/
Phungulo712/
Phungule711/
Poguliai711/
Phigulla711/
Pogulyai711/
Piguła671,064/
Pogule67143/
Pogulo67140/
Pogola6748/
Poguli673/
Pugolo671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pugula
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