Pujol Surname

13,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pujol Surname User-submission:

Catalan lineage that can come from some place names counterparts in Vallespir / Urgell / Emporda or culd. The etymology derives from the Vulgar Latin Hill "podiolum" hill or "polium" which was the wall that Circus Circus and amphitheater; subtantiu is living in Catalan with the same meaning.

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Pujol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain14,6401:3,193380
France14,3521:4,628364
Argentina3,7151:11,5061,063
Cuba2,0551:5,607623
United States1,5651:231,60322,277
Brazil1,0501:203,8807,846
Dominican Republic5321:19,6111,306
Mexico4481:277,0676,491
Philippines3841:263,64138,869
Andorra3271:25633
Venezuela3111:97,1193,616
Paraguay1681:43,0761,313
New Caledonia1611:1,716119
Chile1481:119,0304,309
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Uruguay811:42,3674,826
Ecuador781:203,9217,896
England781:714,33440,171
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Costa Rica531:90,1901,608
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Canada491:751,95159,756
Colombia451:1,061,6469,449
Panama451:86,9393,484
Puerto Rico361:98,6151,585
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Australia301:899,85754,700
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Denmark111:513,15632,022
China101:136,732,1577,199
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Finland81:687,08836,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Curaçao41:39,312638
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Pujol (24) may also be a first name.

Pujol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Catalan lineage that can come from some place names counterparts in Vallespir / Urgell / Emporda or culd. The etymology derives from the Vulgar Latin Hill "podiolum" hill or "polium" which was the wall that Circus Circus and amphitheater; subtantiu is living in Catalan with the same meaning. The form "Hill" is a straw or Ribagorçà dialectalism.

- jordi_pujol

Pujol Last Name Facts

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

Pujol (Marathi: पुजोल) is found most frequently in Spain. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pujol? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,632nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,945 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pujol are found; 37 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Pujol is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname Pujol is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 14,640 people, or 1 in 3,193. In Spain it is most numerous in: Catalonia, where 82 percent are found, Balearic Islands, where 9 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Spain this last name occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in France, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Pujol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pujol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pujol surname rose 3,640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pujol Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pujol surname are 42.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.77% registered with the party.

The amount Pujol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.68% less than the national average, earning 177,613 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $24,329,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poujol914,006/
Pujole9147/
Pujoll9115/
Paujol912/
Pujold912/
Puojol912/
Pujosl911/
Puijol911/
Pjol891/
Pujl891/
Pujolle83311/
Poujeol8324/
Puyol804,269/
Pojol80673/
Pujal80598/
Pucol80111/
Pusol8057/
Puhol8056/
Pajol8024/
Pujel8020/
Pouol8014/
Pauol8012/
Pijol807/
Pujil804/
Puzol803/
Pejol803/
Puiol802/
Pujul801/
Peuol801/
Pujeolle7714/
Puchol732,189/
Pouzol73848/
Pusole73264/
Puziol73217/
Pauole73147/
Pujalt73125/
Pouyol7391/
Pouiol7377/
Poujal7360/
Pajoul7319/
Pukhol739/
Puyolt739/
Purzol738/
Pijole733/
Puyhol733/
Paujal732/
Pejole732/
Phujel732/
Pujile732/
Pujahl731/
Puicol731/
Pausol731/
Pujule731/
Pouole731/
Phuhol731/
Puiyol731/
Pjolle731/
Pujall731/
Pajjol731/
Paul671,654,899/
Poul6719,726/
Piol674,032/
Puel673,449/
Poel673,332/
Pijl671,597/
Puil67546/
Pouchol67482/
Poil67313/
Peul67253/
Pucholt67145/
Peol6792/
Pyul6774/
Piul6742/
Pajl6740/
Pusoile6733/
Pejl678/
Putchol677/
Pyol674/
Poyl673/
Pouyoul673/
Phouole672/
Pojl672/
Puzziol672/
Pjal672/
Puchold672/
Pouyole671/
Pjul671/
Pujalle671/
Pouhoul671/
Pohjole671/
Puujall671/
Puchoul671/
Pausole671/
Pujahal671/

Pujol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pujol in the Marathi language
पुजोलpujola-

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Pujol Reference & Research

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