Pule Surname

15,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pule Surname Definition:

Pule is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfalls.

Pule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa17,8881:3,029397
Uganda4,0341:9,6781,644
Botswana3,7951:5767
Zambia3,3161:4,780585
Lesotho2,6361:77143
India1,6851:455,23223,460
United States4201:862,99765,593
Mexico3371:368,3277,582
Solomon Islands2781:2,086176
Papua New Guinea2311:35,2974,189
Philippines2001:506,19159,191
Indonesia1881:703,45354,601
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Ecuador1501:106,0396,324
Malta961:4,482309
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Latvia691:29,7114,547
England661:844,21344,691
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
American Samoa521:1,072148
Australia421:642,75544,739
Namibia331:73,0127,607
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tonga11:107,313791
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Pulé (7) & Pulè (1) are calculated separately.

Pule (31,814) may also be a first name.

Pule Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pule is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfalls.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Pule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pule (Hindi: पुले, Marathi: पुले, Oriya: ପୁେଲ, Russian: Пуле) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Pulé or Pulè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pule? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,478th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,348 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Pule reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pule is also the 26,661st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 31,814 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17,888 people, or 1 in 3,029. In South Africa Pule is most common in: North West, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Free State, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Botswana, where 11 percent reside.

Pule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pule has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pule last name expanded 1,909 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pule Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pule surname are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pule earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.64% less than the national average, earning R 150,564 per year; in United States they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $35,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.89% less than the national average, earning $38,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulé927/
Pulè921/
Paule8913,352/
Phule8911,383/
Pulle893,020/
Pulei891,194/
Pules89738/
Puley89648/
Puile89615/
Puhle89314/
Poule89218/
Pulet89128/
Pulez89124/
Puleh89116/
Peule89106/
Pulie89104/
Putle8955/
Puler8954/
Pulea8932/
Puele8931/
Pulee8916/
Pusle898/
Pulge897/
Puule894/
Puyle893/
Puled893/
Pulhe892/
Pulep892/
Ppule892/
Puleu891/
Hpule891/
Pul869,542/
Pauley8015,244/
Pulley8013,094/
Poulet8011,192/
Paulet808,402/
Pulles802,119/
Paules801,792/
Puller801,374/
Pauler801,139/
Paulhe80560/
Poulle80527/
Peuler80504/
Peulet80368/
Poules80240/
Pahule80231/
Puille80159/
Puglie80140/
Pullie80138/
Puiley80130/
Putler80128/
Putley80124/
Pusley8096/
Paulez8089/
Poulie8087/
Pouley8068/
Pouler8068/
Peuleu8068/
Pulesh8066/
Puletz8064/
Pullet8045/
Paulie8043/
Phulle8038/
Pulhez8031/
Puttle8030/
Pullee8027/
Poulea8027/
Pusler8024/
Paulle8024/
Puulei8022/
Paulee8021/
Paulea8018/
Poulhe8017/
Pulhes8011/
Phuler8010/
Phuley8010/
Pullez808/
Peules806/
Putlee805/
Paulei804/
Phulee804/
Pullea804/
Puilee804/
Phulei803/
Phules803/
Pulleu803/
Pulihe802/
Pulett802/
Puleid802/
Pfuhle802/
Phoule802/
Pautle801/
Puloey801/
Puulie801/
Puhley801/
Puitle801/
Pulepp801/
Poulez801/
Phulet801/
Phulge801/
Pauleh801/
Paulée801/
Pauleu801/
Pauleţ801/
Paulge801/
Peulee801/
Phuele801/
Pulech801/
Pulets801/
Pulțea801/
Pouhle801/
Pouleh801/
Puleha801/
Puelee801/
Puyley800/
Pulher800/
Puslee800/
Pulerr800/
Pfhule800/
Peuley800/
Paul751,654,899/
Puli7548,735/
Pole7537,956/
Poul7519,726/
Pula7512,761/
Pile7510,051/
Puhl757,338/
Phul755,966/
Pull751,286/
Puil75546/
Pult75474/
Peul75253/
Pusl75227/
Puly75120/
Puul7580/
Pulh7543/
Puld7527/
Pulp7512/
Pful753/
Bpul752/
Pgul751/
Pujl751/
Pulí751/
Putl751/
Pulj751/
Poullet731,174/
Pautler731,070/
Paulley73736/
Paulett73536/
Puillet73364/
Pucelle73343/
Pfuhler73229/
Poulhes73204/
Pullett7395/
Pauleit7392/
Pfuller7388/
Paulech7379/
Pulhehe7370/
Poullie7366/
Pulheis7359/
Pouleas7357/
Paullet7353/
Peutler7351/
Poulles7350/
Puttler7350/
Pausley7340/
Pulletz7335/
Puilley7333/
Puleggi7330/
Poulhet7326/
Pouyles7322/
Poulett7320/
Paulhet7316/
Poulley7315/
Phuller7314/
Pauleat7314/
Paulles7314/
Pullets7312/
Pousley7312/
Pausler7312/
Pauller7311/
Paulets736/
Pullesh735/
Pulleth734/
Poutler733/
Paulhes733/
Puthler732/
Poulets732/
Pouller732/
Phauler732/
Puthlee731/
Puttley731/
Puisley731/
Pouhler731/
Pouless731/
Poutlle731/
Peuhler731/
Pujlieh731/
Paulher731/
Peulles731/
Phutled731/
Puhller731/
Puileip731/
Pousler730/
Pauless730/
Pulleer730/
Pulleys730/
Phuiler730/
Pfauler730/
Peuslee730/
Pfeuler730/
Peusley730/
Paullea730/
Poole67120,940/
Putel6752,434/
Paula6749,977/
Pauli6726,721/
Pauly6719,792/
Pulla6716,528/
Polei678,312/
Paull677,942/
Pouli676,691/
Polle675,882/
Pulli674,895/
Poley674,233/
Phula673,398/
Phull673,365/
Pulis672,484/
Pouly671,819/
Pfuhl671,777/
Pulai671,561/
Piele671,417/
Pulya671,056/
Pulaj671,035/
Pulit67871/
Pulia67822/
Phuli67772/
Pucel67769/
Polea67701/
Phole67537/
Pully67530/
Peula67500/
Pulay67499/
Pileh67464/
Polee67457/
Polie67450/
Poula67368/
Peuly67362/
Pfile67346/
Pahul67330/
Pilea67291/
Pilie67281/
Puila67280/
Peucelle67254/
Puili67240/
Phile67212/
Pilei67212/
Poull67203/
Pusil67198/
Polej67196/
Putli67190/
Pulih67174/
Phulp67159/
Pfausler67149/
Pulio67125/
Piley67113/
Pauhl6794/
Pulyi6794/
Polhe6791/
Puill6790/
Pusel6788/
Puliš6786/
Pusli6771/
Puchelle6769/
Pucil6768/
Pauleová6765/
Poele6763/
Pugli6762/
Puliz6758/
Peutl6745/
Phuly6741/
Phaul6741/
Puloy6736/
Ppula6735/
Pulyo6735/
Pauul6733/
Putil6733/
Peuli6728/
Pulip6727/
Pauld6726/
Pulaa6725/
Ppaul6718/
Pußel6717/
Pouhl6715/
Puluj6714/
Pulid6714/
Püler6714/
Pilhe6713/
Pihle6713/
Pfaul6712/
Puuli6710/
Pilee6710/
Pulii679/
Puchille679/
Poulø679/
Phoul678/
Pfhul678/
Puitl678/
Puloa678/
Puliy677/
Poullett677/
Vpaul677/
Peuhl677/
Pohul677/
Pileu677/
Poulh676/
Pului675/
Phuul675/
Puhly675/
Paulh675/
Paulí675/
Pullì675/
Puyla674/
Pulgi674/
Paulp674/
Puloj674/
Pfull674/
Paulé674/
Pullé674/
Pauleova674/
Puttletz674/
Pould673/
Paullett672/
Phuhl672/
Ppuli672/
Phuil672/
Pueli672/
Puljz672/
Pullè672/
Puthl672/
Poulp672/
Puhll672/
Puily671/
Paucille671/
Pulhi671/
Puttl671/
Puull671/
Puild671/
Pujla671/
Pfoul671/
Pfulh671/
Phusl671/
Hpole671/
Paulì671/
Pauleijh671/
Paulherr671/
Pfuld671/
Peulh671/
Peull671/
Phulé671/
Pulaî671/
Puliç671/
Puloi671/
Puilh671/
Puëll671/
Bphul671/
Putelles671/
Ppole671/
Pheul671/
Pulyh671/
Paulj670/
Pulhy670/
Pouttler670/
Pfeul670/
Paulletz670/
Peult670/

Pule Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pule in the Oriya language
ପୁେଲpuela-
Pule in the Hindi language
पुलेpule66.67
पूलेpule33.33
Pule in the Marathi language
पुलेpule55.56
पुळेpule29.63
पौळेpaule10.37
फुलेphule4.44
Pule in the Russian language
Пулеpule-

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