Pulava Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Pulava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pulava (113) may also be a first name.

Pulava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulava (Hindi: प्ुलवा, Marathi: पुलवा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Pulava are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pulava is also the 881,625th most prevalent given name globally, held by 113 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Pulava is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pulava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulava in the Marathi language
पुलवाpulava-
Pulava in the Hindi language
प्ुलवाpulava25
पूलावाpulava25
पुलावाpulava25
पुलवाpulava25

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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 Pulava
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