Puis Surname

298,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Puis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6761:262,04615,025
France3271:203,12831,564
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Estonia231:57,47010,794
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Puis (2,944) may also be a first name.

Puis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puis (Oriya: ପୁଇସ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puis? popularity and diffusion

Puis is the 298,032nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,702,305 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Puis reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Puis is also the 133,655th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,944 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 262,046. In Nigeria Puis is most frequent in: Borno, where 12 percent live, Kaduna, where 10 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Puis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puis surname grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Puis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,135 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puise8969/
Puits8956/
Puias8923/
Pujis8917/
Puhis8910/
Puies891/
Puist891/
Puiss890/
Pfuis890/
Pui864,054/
Pis862,509/
Pus861,572/
Pugies809/
Puisht803/
Puitts801/
Pouios801/
Pauios801/
Pais7555,809/
Pise7529,888/
Puji7511,363/
Buis758,725/
Paus755,467/
Puia753,989/
Pies753,330/
Puse753,322/
Pous752,440/
Pust752,338/
Pios751,484/
Pusz751,445/
Phus751,390/
Push751,364/
Puie751,189/
Peis75989/
Pisz75750/
Pois75670/
Pues75631/
Pish75574/
Puss75434/
Puio75359/
Peus75333/
Phui75278/
Puit75191/
Pijs75155/
Piss75147/
Pusp75136/
Pisc7596/
Puii7592/
Pusc7580/
Pist7573/
Puiz7568/
Pihs7547/
Puih7546/
Phis7532/
Puiy7523/
Puyi7517/
Puij7517/
Puui7516/
Peui7514/
Puus7513/
Mpui756/
Puhs754/
Vuis752/
Puix752/
Pgus752/
Pfui752/
Pizs752/
Vpis751/
Ppui751/
Páis751/
Puys751/
Péis751/
Puiè751/
Puzs751/
Bpui751/
Ppis751/
Pisp751/
Pisx751/
Pgis751/
Puid751/
Pusd751/
Hpus751/
Puiesht734/
Pu671,352,034/
Pi67346,347/
Pusch6712,321/
Buijs676,504/
Buist674,434/
Pause673,483/
Piyas672,842/
Pujos672,788/
Pitse672,739/
Puyos671,583/
Pisch671,337/
Paizs671,218/
Paius671,198/
Paust671,040/
Paias671,027/
Pushp67932/
Pisse67761/
Poust67683/
Paais67615/
Poist67541/
Paish67506/
Buise67466/
Peise67431/
Peios67386/
Pieas67365/
Pfaus67364/
Peijs67355/
Paise67354/
Payis67319/
Paist67294/
Puiac67285/
Poiss67269/
Peist67259/
Puust67240/
Poush67229/
Pusse67228/
Piyes67210/
Pausz67206/
Peuse67203/
Pahus67190/
Paush67182/
Paios67173/
Pujas67159/
Putse67152/
Pujiy67138/
Puggi67129/
Pajus67127/
Pishe67121/
Paues67117/
Pujie67112/
Pauts67110/
Pauss67105/
Peiss67104/
Pohus67100/
Pujic6792/
Puiyo6789/
Phuse6786/
Pishp6786/
Puscz6785/
Poias6783/
Pouts6782/
Payus6778/
Pijas6773/
Poise6771/
Pouse6771/
Peyis6769/
Puhst6762/
Puyas6760/
Peust6752/
Peuss6750/
Paiss6748/
Piesz6748/
Pitsh6746/
Peyus6744/
Phuji6743/
Puich6743/
Buish6742/
Piess6740/
Pishj6739/
Phais6737/
Puhse6736/
Paies6734/
Puhič6734/
Puitz6733/
Peits6732/
Peisz6729/
Pijst6728/
Phise6726/
Pouss6726/
Pouji6725/
Piëst6725/
Pushh6724/
Puhia6723/
Piyos6721/
Pitsz6719/
Pushe6718/
Puiot6718/
Pujes6717/
Pouhi6716/
Puitt6715/
Phuss6715/
Poits6715/
Pugie6714/
Peuhs6714/
Pujiz6714/
Pauia6713/
Phist6712/
Piesh6712/
Phuia6710/
Pajis6710/
Puith6710/
Phuyi6710/
Puuts679/
Piehs679/
Peush679/
Pijis677/
Paisz677/
Pusxz677/
Pfuse676/
Puuji676/
Pujós676/
Piscz676/
Puiop676/
Puest675/
Puiat675/
Buiss675/
Pujio675/
Poids675/
Pusdp674/
Phish674/
Peius674/
Pheis674/
Peias674/
Paiis674/
Puush673/
Pheus673/
Phies673/
Pouds673/
Puess673/
Puije673/
Paits673/
Pisht673/
Pfies673/
Puehs673/
Pushd673/
Pisce673/
Puyes673/
Pusht673/
Puyyi672/
Pouia672/
Phaus672/
Peues672/
Puesh672/
Puiha672/
Pujii672/
Puayi672/
Puyio672/
Pijss672/
Piosz672/
Poues672/
Buits671/
Bhuis671/
Puspp671/
Pauzs671/
Poies671/
Peish671/
Puyie671/
Pwist671/
Puese671/
Puhiy671/
Puieh671/
Pouhs671/
Ppais671/
Ppuji671/
Pfeis671/
Pioss671/
Pissz671/
Phous671/
Phusp671/
Pijos671/
Mpuhi671/
Mpwis671/
Npwis671/
Buisc671/
Buisp671/
Pauie671/
Peuii671/
Paids671/
Phios671/
Pauio671/
Paičs671/
Piejs671/
Peuhi671/
Peihs671/
Peičs671/
Pishd671/
Piojs671/
Poihs671/
Poisz671/
Poišs671/
Puhii671/
Puiet671/
Puijt671/
Puiți671/
Puuia671/
Puyts671/
Poyis671/
P'Pui671/
Pitst671/
Phuid671/
Phuip671/
Pusxh671/
Puszs671/
Puoiy671/
Pudse671/
Pusst671/
Puice670/
Poish670/
Pfous670/
Puets670/
Puesr670/
Peuts670/
Phuie670/
Pauds670/
Puyse670/

Puis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puis in the Oriya language
ପୁଇସpu'isa94.12
ପୁଈସpu'isa5.88

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