Puheke Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niue
Highest density in:
Niue

Puheke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puheke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niue171:956
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Puheke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puheke is held by more people in Niue than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Puheke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puheke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puheke is the 4,649,889th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Puheke is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Puheke reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Polynesia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Niue, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 95. Beside Niue it exists in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhek91503/
Pueke9114/
Puhekker8610/
Pueker8319/
Poueke838/
Buheke834/
Mpueke831/
Pueske830/
Puek8061/
Puecker7715/
Puekker7713/
Bouheke771/
Puekett771/
Buheker770/
Bueke73201/
Puike736/
Pueka734/
Puekh733/
Pweke732/
Buhecker7160/
Buhesker710/
Buekes6746/
Buecke6744/
Pueche6732/
Buekeh6712/
Buekea6710/
Puegue673/
Puekid672/
Buhike672/
Bouhek671/
Puiker671/
Puiske671/
Bueske671/
Puiche671/
Pueque671/
Puikee671/
Buetke670/
Buekey670/
Bueket670/
Pwekey670/
Puiket670/

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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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  • 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 Puheke
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