Puhaleva Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Puhaleva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Puhaleva Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria561:124,6237,284
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puhaleva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puhaleva occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhaleva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Puhaleva occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Puhaleva reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Puhaleva is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 124,623. In Bulgaria Puhaleva is most prevalent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 71 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhalev9347/
Pouhalev888/
Puhalova886/
Puholeva881/
Puhallova8210/
Poualev801/
Buhalova7566/
Puholova753/
Pualef7163/
Buhailova714/
Vuoleva677/
Bualava671/
Bualew573/
Bwalewa5324/
Bwaleba531/
Buelewa531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Puhaleva
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