Pula Surname
Approximately 12,761 people bear this surname
Pula Surname User-submission:
Pula or Poola is a surname originating in Andhra Pradesh, India. The name comes from their ancient agriculture crop, pula, which means 'flowers'.
Pula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,437 | 1:172,879 | 10,664 |
| Philippines | 2,117 | 1:47,822 | 7,786 |
| South Africa | 1,242 | 1:43,621 | 5,566 |
| United States | 834 | 1:434,603 | 37,429 |
| Albania | 627 | 1:4,648 | 876 |
| Papua New Guinea | 569 | 1:14,330 | 1,370 |
| Italy | 463 | 1:132,088 | 21,268 |
| Dominican Republic | 370 | 1:28,197 | 1,712 |
| Thailand | 342 | 1:206,545 | 34,308 |
| Kosovo | 243 | 1:7,662 | 1,230 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Hungary | 139 | 1:70,621 | 7,220 |
| Iran | 119 | 1:645,231 | 34,926 |
| Kenya | 92 | 1:501,955 | 25,569 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Greece | 59 | 1:187,793 | 30,074 |
| Lesotho | 42 | 1:48,394 | 7,686 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Ukraine | 31 | 1:1,468,474 | 118,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| American Samoa | 28 | 1:1,991 | 404 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| San Marino | 7 | 1:4,745 | 516 |
| Serbia | 7 | 1:1,020,707 | 29,076 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Púla (1) are calculated separately.
Pula (5,317) may also be a first name.
Pula Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pula or Poola is a surname originating in Andhra Pradesh, India. The name comes from their ancient agriculture crop, pula, which means 'flowers'.
- Forebears.ioPula Demographics
Pula Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Pula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pula (Georgian: ფულა, Hindi: पूला, Marathi: पुला, Oriya: ପୁଲା, Russian: Пула) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as a variant: Púla. For other possible spellings of Pula click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pula? popularity and diffusion
Pula is the 40,987th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 571,080 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Pula reside; 36 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pula is also the 92,577th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 5,317 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 4,437 people, or 1 in 172,879. In India Pula is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent live, Telangana, where 25 percent live and Odisha, where 7 percent live. Other than India Pula is found in 80 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Pula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pula has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pula surname increased 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Pula are 0.089999999999996% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.14% registered with the party.
The amount Pula earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 32.9% less than the national average, earning €20,149 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.02% less than the national average, earning R 187,692 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning $57,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pula in the Georgian language | ||
| ფულა | pula | - |
| Pula in the Marathi language | ||
| पुला | pula | 95.57 |
| पूला | pula | 2.85 |
| पुळा | pula | 1.58 |
| Pula in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲା | pula | 86.08 |
| ପୁଲ | pula | 10.13 |
| ପୁେଲ | puela | 1.27 |
| ପୁଳ | pula | 1.27 |
| Pula in the Hindi language | ||
| पूला | pula | 50.56 |
| पुला | pula | 48.33 |
| फूला | phula | 0.56 |
| पू्ला | pula | 0.56 |
| Pula in the Russian language | ||
| Пула | pula | - |
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