Pulg Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

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

Pulg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Pulg (23) may also be a first name.

Pulg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulg is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pulg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pulg is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Pulg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Pulg reside; 32 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 32 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Pulg is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Colombia, where 12 percent reside.

Pulg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pulg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $25,169,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfulg89259/
Phulg892/
Paulg891/
Peulg891/
Pulgk891/
Pulgue8031/
Puglig805/
Pulk75763/
Pulc75179/
Polg7543/
Pulx751/
Paulk676,204/
Pulke67146/
Poulk6755/
Pulks6723/
Pulcs678/
Phulk675/
Paulc672/
Pullk672/
Poulx672/
Puilc671/
Pollg671/
Pfulgová671/
Paulx671/
Pulck671/
Paulq671/

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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 Pulg
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