Puli Surname
Approximately 48,735 people bear this surname
Puli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 45,307 | 1:16,930 | 1,350 |
| Philippines | 689 | 1:146,935 | 24,616 |
| Papua New Guinea | 643 | 1:12,681 | 1,181 |
| Ecuador | 430 | 1:36,990 | 4,104 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| United States | 232 | 1:1,562,323 | 105,498 |
| Turkey | 158 | 1:492,541 | 28,130 |
| Indonesia | 146 | 1:905,816 | 67,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 123 | 1:74,490 | 6,943 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Albania | 81 | 1:35,976 | 5,294 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Pulí (1) are calculated separately.
Puli (8,335) may also be a first name.
Puli Demographics
Puli Political Affiliation
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Puli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puli (Bengali: পুলি, Hindi: पुली, Marathi: पुली, Oriya: ପୁଲି) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pulí. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,535th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 149,534 people. The surname Puli occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Puli live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puli is also the 69,188th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 8,335 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 45,307 people, or 1 in 16,930. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 62 percent live, Telangana, where 36 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Puli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Puli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Puli last name increased 23,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Puli Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Puli surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Puli earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.21% less than the national average, earning R 77,916 per year and in United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,521 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puli in the Bengali language | ||
| পুলি | puli | - |
| Puli in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲି | puli | 95.48 |
| ପୁଳି | puli | 3.02 |
| ପୁଲୀ | puli | 1.01 |
| ଗୁଲି | guli | 0.5 |
| Puli in the Marathi language | ||
| पुली | puli | 92.9 |
| पुळी | puli | 2.64 |
| फुली | phuli | 2.31 |
| पूली | puli | 1.16 |
| पुल | pula | 0.99 |
| Puli in the Hindi language | ||
| पुली | puli | 73.55 |
| पूली | puli | 20.66 |
| पुलि | puli | 2.48 |
| पूलि | puli | 0.83 |
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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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