Pulako Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pulako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pulako (19) may also be a first name.

Pulako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulako is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulako? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pulako is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Pulako reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pulako is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 78 percent live, Gulf, where 16 percent live and Western Highlands, where 3 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Pulako
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