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

Pulava (Hindi: प्ुलवा, Marathi: पुलवा) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Pulava reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 881,625th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 113 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Pulava is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account India Pulava occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

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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