Puj Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Hungary

Puj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Púj (1) are calculated separately.

Puj (297) may also be a first name.

Puj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puj (Hindi: पूज, Marathi: पुज, Oriya: ପୂଜ) is most common in India. It can also appear as: Púj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puj? popularity and diffusion

Puj is the 1,020,242nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Puj are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Puj is also the 511,663rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 297 people.

The surname Puj is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 5,640,187. In India Puj is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 74 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Bihar, where 5 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Púj891/
Puja8623,213/
Puji8611,363/
Pujo861,867/
Puje8696/
Pouj8622/
Puij8617/
Pujy8614/
Pauj867/
Pujó866/
Pujj862/
Puuj862/
Pujá861/
Pfuj861/
Pguj861/
Peuj861/
Pujh860/
Pu801,352,034/
Pj801,085/
Phauj75937/
Pujiy75138/
Pujoo75123/
Pujie75112/
Puhjo7561/
Pujeh7548/
Phuji7543/
Pfujd7526/
Pouji7525/
Puuja7521/
Pujoh7518/
Pujiz7514/
Poujo7512/
Pujaa7510/
Pujot759/
Pujez757/
Phuja756/
Puuji756/
Pujaz756/
Pujós756/
Pouja755/
Pujio755/
Puije753/
Pujii752/
Puujy751/
Pujah751/
Pujee751/
Ppuji751/
Phouj751/
Pfujo751/
Puijt751/
Pouje751/
Phuje751/
Pujoz751/
Puojo750/
Phu6767,716/
Puc6729,302/
Pau6721,963/
Put6719,611/
Pou6715,031/
Puy675,814/
Pui674,054/
Peu673,440/
Pup672,494/
Puz671,640/
Pue671,634/
Pus671,572/
Puu67860/
Puh67692/
Pud67452/
Phj67447/
Paj67381/
Puš67381/
Pux67222/
Pej67192/
Puž67185/
Poujet67149/
Ppu67115/
Poj6779/
Pgu6765/
Pje6763/
Pujaya6762/
Puč6758/
Puğ6755/
Pij6743/
Paujah6733/
Poujat6729/
Páj6728/
Poujad6722/
Hpu6715/
Pujeau6710/
Phujit6710/
Ppj6710/
Phouji679/
Pjj679/
Puđ677/
Bpj677/
Vpj677/
Pujaha676/
Hpj676/
Puś676/
Puț676/
Bpu675/
Pfu675/
Pfj674/
Paujiy673/
Pjh673/
Pjz673/
Puß672/
Puujiy671/
Puyaja671/
Phujiy671/
Puá671/
Puí671/
Puujii671/
Puë671/
Puź671/
Poujos671/
Poujot671/
Poujas671/
Phujat671/
Puujad671/
Vpu671/

Puj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puj in the Marathi language
पुजpuja77.14
पूजpuja17.71
पुजेpuje3.43
Puj in the Hindi language
पूजpuja55.41
पुजpuja33.78
पुजा़puja6.76
पुजाpuja2.7
Puj in the Oriya language
ପୂଜpuja50
ପୁଜpuja50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puj
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