Puhova Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePuhova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 55 | 1:37,274 | 5,668 |
| Bulgaria | 51 | 1:136,841 | 7,953 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puhová | 94 | 103 | / |
| Puhhova | 92 | 12 | / |
| Pouhova | 92 | 2 | / |
| Puhov | 91 | 201 | / |
| Puova | 91 | 6 | / |
| Buhova | 83 | 238 | / |
| Puhovs | 83 | 51 | / |
| Puhhov | 83 | 8 | / |
| Puhava | 83 | 4 | / |
| Puiova | 83 | 3 | / |
| Puyova | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pauhofova | 80 | 174 | / |
| Puhovoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Puhovoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pauhoffova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buhov | 73 | 222 | / |
| Pouha | 73 | 43 | / |
| Buova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pauov | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vuova | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puava | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puh | 67 | 692 | / |
| Pauhof | 67 | 520 | / |
| Pauhofová | 67 | 290 | / |
| Puĺová | 67 | 41 | / |
| Puhoff | 67 | 17 | / |
| Puľová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pauowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouhov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pouowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhafe | 67 | 1 | / |
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