Puhal Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Puhal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3391:2,262,73074,613
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Puhal (31) may also be a first name.

Puhal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puhal (Hindi: पुहाल, Marathi: पुहाल, Oriya: ପୁହାଳ) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 741,235th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Puhal are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Puhal is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 2,262,730. In India Puhal is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 48 percent are found, Odisha, where 17 percent are found and Chandigarh, where 11 percent are found. Excluding India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Slovenia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauhal91116/
Puhale9136/
Pouhal913/
Peuhal911/
Puhacel835/
Paual80572/
Pihal80228/
Puhol8056/
Peual8036/
Poual8013/
Puhalová7714/
Puhalova776/
Pihail7327/
Pouale7319/
Pihaal7315/
Puyhol733/
Pauale732/
Phihal732/
Phuhol731/
Pauail731/
Pouall731/
Puhallová7128/
Puhallova7110/
Phuiyal679/
Poohaul671/
Pouhoul671/
Pouatelt624/
Puholova623/
Pujol6040,954/
Puyol604,269/
Pieal60452/
Pouol6014/
Pauol6012/
Pihol609/
Puiol602/
Pooal601/
Peuol601/
Pauole55147/
Pujoll5515/
Puiyol551/
Pouole551/
Puijol551/
Phouole502/

Puhal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puhal in the Oriya language
ପୁହାଳpuhala-
Puhal in the Marathi language
पुहालpuhala73.39
पुहलpuhala9.44
पुहाळpuhala8.58
पूहालpuhala6.87
पोहालpohala0.86
पुवालpuvala0.86
Puhal in the Hindi language
पुहालpuhala48.15
पुहलpuhala29.63
पूहलpuhala18.52
पूहलाpuhala3.7

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