Puhala Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Puhala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Puhala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puhala (Marathi: पुहाला, Oriya: ପୁହଳା) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Puhala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 783,439th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Puhala is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Puhala are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 1,204,183. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Puhala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puhala last name are 20.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.12% being registered to vote for the party.

Puhala earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning $51,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhalla92435/
Pouhala929/
Puhalia921/
Pauhalad861/
Puhalo83993/
Pihala83188/
Pouala8312/
Pauala8312/
Puhola8311/
Puuala832/
Puhała831/
Pueala831/
Puhallo7730/
Pujyala7714/
Puyyala773/
Puiyala773/
Puhailo771/
Puholla771/
Paualea771/
Pauhaloo7145/
Phooalai711/
Pujola67220/
Puyola6763/
Pihola6712/
Pueola673/
Poeala672/
Peuola672/
Pihalo672/
Paualo671/
Pooalai6246/
Puijola6245/
Puholoo6239/
Pujolai623/
Paualeu621/
Poojyala571/
Pióla551/
Pougioula5317/
Pauhoulou531/
Pouhoulei531/
Pooola5048/
Pujolà507/
Pouolo502/
Pujolá501/
Pauolo501/

Puhala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puhala in the Oriya language
ପୁହଳାpuhala-
Puhala in the Marathi language
पुहालाpuhala-

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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 Puhala
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