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Where Does The Last Name Puja Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Puja (Bengali: পূজা, Hindi: पूजा, Marathi: पुजा, Oriya: ପୂଜା, Tibetan: པུ་ཇ་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Pujá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puja? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Puja is the 23,353^rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 313,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Puja are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Puja is also the 1,192^nd most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 792,843 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 11,076 people, or 1 in 69,255. In India Puja is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 41 percent are found, Gujarat, where 27 percent are found and Bihar, where 12 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Puja Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Puja has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puja Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Puja surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Puja earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,377 per year and in United States they earn 27.7% more than the national average, earning $55,103 USD per year.