Puhi Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Puhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7691:171,97616,678
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
India581:13,225,265229,403
Solomon Islands321:18,1263,487
United States321:11,326,842445,236
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Puhi (240) may also be a first name.

Puhi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puhi (Hindi: पुही, Marathi: पुही, Oriya: ପୁହି) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Puhi.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 355,117th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. The last name Puhi is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Puhi reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 577,234th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 240 people.

Puhi is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 769 people, or 1 in 171,976. In Indonesia it is most common in: Gorontalo, where 87 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 9 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Puhi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puhi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puhi last name expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puhi Last Name Statistics demography

Puhi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhič8934/
Puhai8925/
Pouhi8916/
Puhis8910/
Puhoi899/
Phuhi897/
Puhić895/
Puhui894/
Pauhi893/
Puuhi892/
Puhei891/
Phuhoi80711/
Phuhui804/
Pouhai802/
Pauhid801/
Peuhai801/
Puhe75214/
Puți7565/
Poui7560/
Paui7550/
Peui7514/
Puåi751/
Pouhier7385/
Pouhe67805/
Puhay67181/
Puiye67177/
Pujji67169/
Pouit67133/
Pujie67112/
Pauis6776/
Phooi6743/
Pauit6734/
Pujui6731/
Pouai6731/
Puiyi6730/
Pohui6727/
Pauai6720/
Pouid6720/
Pahui6719/
Pouhy6712/
Puija679/
Pauhe678/
Pouis678/
Puyui675/
Puhuj674/
Puheu673/
Phoei673/
Puije673/
Puhoy672/
Pujha671/
Peuii671/
Puyie671/
Peuit671/
Pauie671/
Pauih671/
Pauiz671/
Pauoi671/
Puuoi671/
Puuai671/
Pouhé671/
Puțoi671/

Puhi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puhi in the Hindi language
पुहीpuhi-
Puhi in the Oriya language
ପୁହିpuhi76.92
ପୂହିpuhi7.69
ପୁହୀpuhi7.69
ଫୁହିphuhi7.69
Puhi in the Marathi language
पुहीpuhi57.14
पूहीpuhi42.86

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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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  • 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 Puhi
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