Puhova Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Puhova Surname User-submission:

Pronounced 'Puh' or 'Pooh', like in 'Winnie The Pooh', but the h is hard (like in the word horse). This is the word for 'cotton' or 'feathers'. However, unlike many believe, this is not the root of the last name. The root is actually the last name Puhov, which may or not have drawn its meaning from cotton/feathers.

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Puhova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia551:37,2745,668
Bulgaria511:136,8417,953
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Moldova61:593,56136,655
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Puhová (103) are calculated separately.

Puhova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pronounced 'Puh' or 'Pooh', like in 'Winnie The Pooh', but the h is hard (like in the word horse). This is the word for 'cotton' or 'feathers'. However, unlike many believe, this is not the root of the last name. The root is actually the last name Puhov, which may or not have drawn its meaning from cotton/feathers.

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Puhova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puhova is found most in Latvia. It may be rendered as: Puhová. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Puhova occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Puhova reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 31 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 37,274. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 67 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 15 percent live and Latgale, where 13 percent live. Apart from Latvia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhová94103/
Puhhova9212/
Pouhova922/
Puhov91201/
Puova916/
Buhova83238/
Puhovs8351/
Puhhov838/
Puhava834/
Puiova833/
Puyova831/
Pauhofova80174/
Puhovoi774/
Puhovoy772/
Pauhoffova751/
Buhov73222/
Pouha7343/
Buova7310/
Pauov739/
Vuova734/
Puava731/
Puhof731/
Puhha731/
Puh67692/
Pauhof67520/
Pauhofová67290/
Puĺová6741/
Puhoff6717/
Puľová676/
Pauowa674/
Bouhov673/
Pouowa671/
Buhowa671/
Puhawa671/
Puhafe671/

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