Puisa Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Puisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 93 | 1:22,044 | 3,325 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Puiša (9) are calculated separately.
Puisa (48) may also be a first name.
Puisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puisa (Oriya: ପୁଇସା) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Puiša. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Puisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Puisa live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Baltic Europe. Puisa is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 48 people.
The surname Puisa is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 22,044. In Latvia Puisa is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 67 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 15 percent reside and Latgale, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Lithuania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puisa in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଇସା | pu'isa | 50 |
| ପୁଇସ | pu'isa | 16.67 |
| ପୁଇଷା | pu'isa | 11.11 |
| ପୁଈସା | pu'isa | 5.56 |
| ପୁଇଶ | pu'isa | 5.56 |
| ପୂଇସା | pu'isa | 5.56 |
| ପୁଇଶା | pu'isa | 5.56 |
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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 Puisa
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