Puhu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Puhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Puhu (371) may also be a first name.

Puhu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puhu (Hindi: पूहू) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Puhu reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 450,877th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 371 people.

The last name Puhu is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 67 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Estonia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauhu8923/
Puhiu8911/
Puhui894/
Puhuj894/
Puheu893/
Puhau892/
Puhut891/
Puhud891/
Puhou891/
Pouhou8029/
Peuheu8020/
Puhuch8015/
Phuhui804/
Peuhou802/
Pouhud801/
Puiu7513,714/
Puyu751,084/
Puju7553/
Pu'u7548/
Peuu752/
Pouu751/
Pouhaut7344/
Puyou67293/
Pau'u67206/
Puyuh6786/
Pujui6731/
Puyus6716/
Puiju6711/
Puyut6710/
Puyud675/
Puyui675/
Puiyu675/
Puiut675/
Pujuy674/
Puius674/
Phuyu674/
Pauut671/
Pauau671/
Pouus671/
Pauuu671/
Pheuu671/
Pfuyu671/
Pujuu671/
Pu'uh671/
Pouou671/
Pouyu671/

Puhu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puhu in the Hindi language
पूहूpuhu-

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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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  • 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 Puhu
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