Puiai 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

Puiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puiai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puiai Last Name Facts

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

Puiai is found in French Polynesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Puiai.

How Common Is The Last Name Puiai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Puiai live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Polynesia.

This surname is most frequently used in French Polynesia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 15,600. Other than French Polynesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puijai916/
Puiahi911/
Puia893,989/
Phuijai835/
Puitayi831/
Pijai8092/
Pujai8069/
Piyai8048/
Pouai8031/
Puiyi8030/
Puias8023/
Pauai8020/
Puyai8016/
Phuia8010/
Puija809/
Piiai806/
Buiai806/
Puiat805/
Puiea804/
Paiai804/
Poiai803/
Mpuia802/
Puiha802/
Peuii801/
Puiți801/
Peiai801/
Phuyai73183/
Pagiai7386/
Phiyai7347/
Pujais7330/
Phijai7325/
Puyjai735/
Mpuhia734/
Phujai734/
Puicea734/
Puiyea733/
Poujai733/
Pouais732/
Puiatt732/
Pujiis732/
Buihai731/
Peiais731/
Piyaoi731/
Pahuii731/
Puiyih731/
Puiiya731/
Pehuia731/
Peuhai731/
Poiahi731/
Poiaie731/
Pujaai731/
Buia672,257/
Vuia671,453/
Puie671,189/
Paie67502/
Poua67376/
Poai67301/
Paua67276/
Peai67125/
Peua6766/
Poui6760/
Piei6757/
Paui6750/
Puei6722/
Puij6717/
Peui6714/
Poihahi6711/
Phoijai673/
Mphuihi671/
Pwia671/
Poueiie671/
Vuii671/
Piyaaai671/
Piyahai671/
Puiè671/
Buitayi671/

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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 Puiai
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