Puina Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Puina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Puina (217) may also be a first name.
Puina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puina (Hindi: पूईना, Oriya: ପୁଇନ, Russian: Пуина) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puina? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Puina live; 52 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 217 people.
Puina is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 7,645,512. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 96 percent are found and Paraná, where 4 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.
Puina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Puina has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puina surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puina in the Hindi language | ||
| पूईना | pu'ina | - |
| Puina in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଇନ | pu'ina | 80.49 |
| ପୁଇନା | pu'ina | 14.63 |
| ପୂଇନ | pu'ina | 2.44 |
| ପୁଣଯ୍ | punay | 2.44 |
| Puina in the Russian language | ||
| Пуина | puina | - |
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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 Puina
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