Pulido Surname

2,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Pulido Surname Definition:

Found in Santander and Burgos. Derived from latin "pulitus" meaning neat, clean, nice.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

Pulido Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico53,8891:2,303338
Colombia53,4951:893192
Spain22,5811:2,070243
Venezuela20,3291:1,486274
United States17,4931:20,7202,620
Philippines13,3211:7,600686
Peru3,4491:9,2151,334
Cuba3,1791:3,625469
Nicaragua1,7531:3,435455
Argentina1,6791:25,4582,150
Chile1,0821:16,2811,146
Ecuador1,0101:15,7482,373
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
France6201:107,13315,882
Brazil5571:384,33514,692
Portugal4061:25,6611,679
Costa Rica1651:28,970857
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Guatemala1161:138,6443,310
Belize1161:3,064624
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
England701:795,97243,050
Italy681:899,36366,781
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Panama441:88,9153,543
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia381:710,41347,396
Trinidad and Tobago271:50,5184,407
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Comoros11:749,524685
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Pùlido (1) & Púlido (1) are calculated separately.

Pulido (292) may also be a first name.

Pulido Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Santander and Burgos. Derived from latin "pulitus" meaning neat, clean, nice.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pulido Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulido is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pùlido or Púlido. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulido? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,024 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pulido are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 292 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 53,889 people, or 1 in 2,303. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Jalisco, where 18 percent live, Veracruz, where 14 percent live and Michoacán, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 27 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.

Pulido Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pulido has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pulido surname rose 145,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pulido Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulido last name are 41.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pulido earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.42% less than the national average, earning €13,687 per year; in Peru they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,686 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $26,878,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $39,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $45,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pùlido941/
Púlido941/
Pullido92426/
Poulido9233/
Pulidos9213/
Puliodo923/
Puilido922/
Peulido921/
Pulitdo921/
Pulidoo921/
Paulido921/
Pulidop921/
Pulhido921/
Pulidoi921/
Poulidou86151/
Paulidou866/
Pulliedo863/
Polido836,612/
Pilido8341/
Pulida8331/
Puledo8319/
Puludo831/
Pólido831/
Poulaidou801/
Poullidou801/
Pollido77131/
Pilidou77103/
Pulledo7748/
Poulida7745/
Polidou7728/
Pullida7720/
Poliedo776/
Pauludo772/
Paulida772/
Poleido771/
Philido770/
Poullaidou7534/
Pileidou7176/
Poulidas7154/
Piloidou7115/
Puliedda7112/
Polliedo718/
Pulidatt715/
Paulidas713/
Philidou711/
Poledo67312/
Polida6776/
Piludo679/
Polydo673/
Pilida672/

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