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 found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Pugun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pugun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Pugun are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Pugun is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 76 people.
This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 66 percent live and Enga, where 34 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Thailand, where 20 percent live.
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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