Puli Surname

11,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,735 people bear this surname

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

Puli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India45,3071:16,9301,350
Philippines6891:146,93524,616
Papua New Guinea6431:12,6811,181
Ecuador4301:36,9904,104
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Turkey1581:492,54128,130
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
United Arab Emirates1231:74,4906,943
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Albania811:35,9765,294
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Spain471:994,72437,216
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
France341:1,953,609166,012
Malta301:14,342837
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
England281:1,989,93178,001
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
China71:195,331,65210,124
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pulí (1) are calculated separately.

Puli (8,335) may also be a first name.

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) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pulí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,535th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 149,534 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Puli are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Puli is also the 69,188th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 8,335 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried 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. Aside from India this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Puli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puli has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puli last name expanded 23,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puli surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulí921/
Pauli8926,721/
Pouli896,691/
Pulli894,895/
Pulis892,484/
Pulai891,561/
Pulei891,194/
Pulit89871/
Pulia89822/
Phuli89772/
Puili89240/
Putli89190/
Pulih89174/
Pulio89125/
Pulie89104/
Pulyi8994/
Puliš8986/
Pusli8971/
Puliz8958/
Peuli8928/
Pulip8927/
Pulid8914/
Puuli8910/
Pulii899/
Puliy897/
Pului895/
Pulgi894/
Ppuli892/
Pueli892/
Pulhi891/
Puliç891/
Puloi891/
Poulis802,384/
Paulis802,284/
Pullis80647/
Pullia80631/
Paulli80321/
Pahuli80190/
Puglie80140/
Pullie80138/
Poulia80134/
Poulit80121/
Paulio80121/
Pulich8089/
Poulie8087/
Pullai8077/
Puthli8073/
Poulli8067/
Phulia8060/
Phulli8047/
Paulie8043/
Paulai8042/
Puhlyi8038/
Paulij8030/
Paulia8030/
Pullio8027/
Pulish8024/
Poulio8024/
Phulio8024/
Puslis8022/
Puulei8022/
Pulaip8022/
Pauliš8021/
Paulip8021/
Paulit8018/
Poutli8017/
Pauloi8017/
Pohuli8015/
Phouli8013/
Pugliy809/
Phulai809/
Pulaiy808/
Poulai808/
Puliai807/
Phauli806/
Pulhai805/
Pulhui805/
Pulisz804/
Paulei804/
Pauliy804/
Pullit804/
Phulei803/
Phulis803/
Pulait803/
Pulist802/
Pulihe802/
Puleid802/
Phulhi802/
Paulid802/
Poulip802/
Pulidp802/
Poulih802/
Pulhit801/
Puliui801/
Pulliy801/
Puttli801/
Puulie801/
Puglii801/
Puilip801/
Pulaai801/
Peutli801/
Phulit801/
Peulis801/
Pheuli801/
Pugliè801/
Pulidd801/
Pulipp801/
Pulitì801/
Puilit801/
Pouloi801/
Putlit801/
Putlui801/
Puilid801/
Pauliz800/
Pule7536,015/
Pili7521,612/
Pula7512,761/
Puly75120/
Póli7517/
Pulé757/
Pulè751/
Pulj751/
Paulich731,537/
Putelli73738/
Paulais73460/
Poullis73345/
Paulish73174/
Pullich73122/
Pauleit7392/
Poullie7366/
Paulisz7360/
Pulheis7359/
Pauluis7337/
Poulish7336/
Puleggi7330/
Pucelli7321/
Paullis7319/
Poulich7316/
Peulich7316/
Pullitt7314/
Poullai7312/
Pullaiy738/
Paulist738/
Pullaih737/
Puttliz737/
Putlich734/
Pouloit733/
Phoulis733/
Pullaia733/
Pauliss731/
Putilli731/
Puglili731/
Puillai731/
Poulois731/
Phulaiy731/
Pujlieh731/
Paullia731/
Paullio731/
Pheulia731/
Pulisch731/
Poutlis731/
Putlith731/
Puileip731/
Puilipp731/
Paulihs731/
Phullis730/
Paulitt730/
Pulluis730/
Puillip730/
Paula6749,977/
Pauly6719,792/
Pulla6716,528/
Paule6713,352/
Phule6711,383/
Polai679,643/
Polli679,425/
Polei678,312/
Phula673,398/
Pulle673,020/
Pilai672,903/
Phili672,537/
Pouly671,819/
Pulya671,056/
Pulaj671,035/
Pilih67752/
Pules67738/
Puley67648/
Paulisch67641/
Puile67615/
Piliy67587/
Polih67553/
Pully67530/
Polia67523/
Peula67500/
Pulay67499/
Polie67450/
Poula67368/
Peuly67362/
Pauselli67338/
Puhle67314/
Pilie67281/
Puila67280/
Poule67218/
Pilei67212/
Puttilli67170/
Pulet67128/
Poloi67126/
Pulez67124/
Puleh67116/
Peule67106/
Pieli6784/
Ppili6774/
Putle6755/
Puler6754/
Phuly6741/
Pausilli6736/
Puloy6736/
Ppula6735/
Pulyo6735/
Pulea6732/
Puele6731/
Pulaa6725/
Polui6722/
Pilyi6721/
Pulaiová6719/
Pilui6717/
Pulee6716/
Puluj6714/
Poullais6714/
Pilii6710/
Pólai6710/
Piloi679/
Pusle678/
Puloa678/
Pulge677/
Puhly675/
Paulí675/
Phoullia675/
Puyla674/
Puloj674/
Puule674/
Paulé674/
Pólyi674/
Pullé674/
Polij674/
Puyle673/
Puled673/
Polhi672/
Pulhe672/
Pulep672/
Ppule672/
Puljz672/
Pullè672/
Puily671/
Paulaich671/
Puleu671/
Pulihova671/
Puglilli671/
Pujla671/
Poucelli671/
Pfoli671/
Pihli671/
Piliæ671/
Hpili671/
Paulaitė671/
Pauleijh671/
Phulé671/
Pulaî671/
Pulyh671/
Pullaaid671/
Hpule671/
Paulj670/
Pulhy670/
Poullitt670/

Puli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puli in the Bengali language
পুলিpuli-
Puli in the Oriya language
ପୁଲିpuli95.48
ପୁଳିpuli3.02
ପୁଲୀpuli1.01
ଗୁଲିguli0.5
Puli in the Marathi language
पुलीpuli92.9
पुळीpuli2.64
फुलीphuli2.31
पूलीpuli1.16
पुलpula0.99
Puli in the Hindi language
पुलीpuli73.55
पूलीpuli20.66
पुलिpuli2.48
पूलिpuli0.83

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puli
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