Puliwe Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Puliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Puliwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puliwe is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puliwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puliwe is the 2,460,878th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Puliwe live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Puliwe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Puliwe is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa Puliwe exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found.

Puliwe Last Name Statistics demography

Puliwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.65% less than the national average, earning R 93,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouliwe9210/
Puliw911/
Puliwa83203/
Puluwe8318/
Piliwe832/
Poliwe831/
Pulieva7720/
Paulive7712/
Philiwe771/
Polaiwe771/
Pulibee771/
Poulouwe71526/
Puliuvea717/
Puleiwai711/
Paulives711/
Puliyave711/
Puliyeva711/
Paulivey711/
Piliwi6740/
Pauleweit6734/
Poliwa6734/
Polewe674/
Puluwi671/
Pulave671/
Pulivi671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Puliwe
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