Pugun Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Pugun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
Pugun (76) may also be a first name.
Pugun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pugun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pugun is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pugun.
How Common Is The Last Name Pugun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pugun is the 2,580,327th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Pugun is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Pugun reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pugun is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 76 people.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 66 percent are found and Enga, where 34 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Pugun occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pungun | 91 | 47 | / |
| Pugung | 91 | 8 | / |
| Puygun | 91 | 2 | / |
| Phugun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Punggun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pougoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pugutin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pugon | 80 | 286 | / |
| Pigun | 80 | 284 | / |
| Pogun | 80 | 28 | / |
| Pugum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Pugunova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phunngun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pugoen | 73 | 44 | / |
| Poogun | 73 | 11 | / |
| Puigum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phogun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Paugum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pugoon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pogoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puugon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pigoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phugon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poughon | 67 | 329 | / |
| Pougoum | 67 | 193 | / |
| Phugoen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoogun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phogoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pougoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pogon | 60 | 210 | / |
| Poghon | 55 | 616 | / |
| Phogon | 55 | 1 | / |
| Phoghon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Pugun
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