Puhun Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Puhun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Puhun (467) may also be a first name.
Puhun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puhun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puhun (Hindi: पुहुन) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puhun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Puhun reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puhun is also the 394,192nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 467 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,811,633. In Indonesia Puhun is most numerous in: Lampung, where 33 percent reside, North Kalimantan, where 23 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuhun | 91 | 19 | / |
| Puhyung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puyun | 80 | 56 | / |
| Pihun | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pouun | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pu'un | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pujun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poehun | 73 | 181 | / |
| Phuion | 73 | 145 | / |
| Phoeun | 73 | 105 | / |
| Puyung | 73 | 32 | / |
| Puiyun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Phujun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pouhon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phooun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poohun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poujun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phuhoen | 67 | 188 | / |
| Phuyung | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pouaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoojun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puion | 60 | 59 | / |
| Puyon | 60 | 43 | / |
| Pouon | 60 | 38 | / |
| Pujon | 60 | 24 | / |
| Poeun | 60 | 18 | / |
| Půhon | 60 | 6 | / |
| Pooun | 60 | 1 | / |
| Puyum | 60 | 1 | / |
| Puioon | 55 | 1 | / |
| Poojun | 55 | 1 | / |
| Puyoen | 55 | 1 | / |
| Poujoum | 50 | 2 | / |
Puhun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puhun in the Hindi language | ||
| पुहुन | puhuna | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Puhun
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