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 surname Puhal (Hindi: पुहाल, Marathi: पुहाल, Oriya: ପୁହାଳ) is found most in India. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 741,235th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. Puhal is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Puhal live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puhal is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name globally, held by 31 people.

Puhal is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 2,262,730. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 48 percent live, Odisha, where 17 percent live and Chandigarh, where 11 percent live. Outside of India Puhal is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and Slovenia, where 2 percent live.

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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