Puhia Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Puhia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Puhia (10) may also be a first name.

Puhia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puhia is carried by more people in French Polynesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Puhia are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Polynesia. Puhia is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 15,600. Besides French Polynesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puia893,989/
Phiya80186/
Pahia80108/
Peuha8056/
Pouha8043/
Puias8023/
Phija8021/
Pohia8020/
Phaia8020/
Pauia8013/
Phuia8010/
Puhya808/
Puiat805/
Puyha803/
Pouia802/
Puiha802/
Phioa801/
Puhiy801/
Puhha801/
Peuhi801/
Puhii801/
Puuia801/
Pui754,054/
Puggia73247/
Phaiah7355/
Piohia7330/
Puhyah7325/
Pau'ia737/
Pujaha736/
Peehia734/
Puiova733/
Puiatt732/
Phahia731/
Pheiha731/
Pauhio731/
Phiyad731/
Pheiat731/
Pouiat731/
Phai6723,483/
Puja6723,213/
Piya6720,803/
Puji6711,363/
Phay671,895/
Peia671,696/
Phae671,572/
Puya671,410/
Paia671,323/
Puis671,278/
Puie671,189/
Phoa671,081/
Poia67665/
Pouh67610/
Phoi67610/
Peha67592/
Pija67498/
Puđa67467/
Phie67364/
Puio67359/
Phea67286/
Phui67278/
Puit67191/
Pauh67165/
Phei67146/
Puii6792/
Puiz6768/
Peua6766/
Puih6746/
Piea6745/
Puhy6735/
Phaa6729/
Puiy6723/
Pu'a6720/
Puyi6717/
Puij6717/
Puui6716/
Peui6714/
Phaj6713/
Piia679/
Pioa679/
Pușa676/
Peuh675/
Pyia673/
Pfui672/
Phaahia672/
Puid671/
Bpui671/
Puiè671/
Pahahia671/
Péia671/
Ppui671/
Puyh671/
Phiyath671/
Pujh670/

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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 Puhia
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