Pulaya Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Pulaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Pulaya (74) may also be a first name.
Pulaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pulaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pulaya (Hindi: पुलया, Marathi: पूलया, Oriya: ପୁଲାୟା) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Pulaya reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 74 people.
Pulaya is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 98 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Pulaya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pulaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaya in the Hindi language | ||
| पुलया | pulaya | - |
| Pulaya in the Marathi language | ||
| पूलया | pulaya | 75 |
| पुलाया | pulaya | 20.83 |
| पुळया | pulaya | 4.17 |
| Pulaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲାୟା | pulaya | 66.67 |
| ପୁଲୟା | pulaya | 33.33 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Pulaya
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