Puhe Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Puhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Puhe (1,227) may also be a first name.

Puhe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puhe (Marathi: पुहे) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puhe is the 1,129,067th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Puhe reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 225,866th most widespread first name globally, borne by 1,227 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany Puhe is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent are found, Bavaria, where 1 percent are found and Hamburg, where 1 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouhe89805/
Pauhe898/
Puheu893/
Puhei891/
Pouhet8071/
Peuheu8020/
Pujher804/
Pouher803/
Puhett801/
Pouhey801/
Puhi751,024/
Peue7590/
Pu'e7518/
Pouhier7385/
Puuahee7322/
Puhay67181/
Puiye67177/
Pujie67112/
Puhič6734/
Puhai6725/
Pouhi6716/
Pouhy6712/
Puhis6710/
Puhoi679/
Pheuy678/
Phuhi677/
Puhić675/
Puhui674/
Puhuj674/
Phoei673/
Phooe673/
Pauhi673/
Puije673/
Puhoy672/
Peues672/
Puuhi672/
Pouhé671/
Pauih671/
Peuer671/
Pauie671/
Peuey671/
Puuej671/
Puyie671/
Pujha671/

Puhe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puhe in the Marathi language
पुहेpuhe-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Puhe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis