Pulja Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pulja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1051:40,2728,066
Serbia851:84,0587,141
Albania601:48,5686,431
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Pulja (12) may also be a first name.

Pulja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pulja (Hindi: पुजा) is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 895,817th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pulja reside; 84 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Pulja is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name in the world, held by 12 people.

Pulja is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 40,272. In Croatia Pulja is most common in: Zadar County, where 24 percent are found, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 20 percent are found and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Croatia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 28 percent are found and Albania, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peulja91126/
Puljas9173/
Puljai9111/
Pulija916/
Puljaj911/
Pušelja83243/
Puselja8319/
Pulljad833/
Pilja80368/
Pulca80245/
Pulsa80216/
Pulea8032/
Polja8011/
Pulça803/
Pulza802/
Puljo802/
Puljy801/
Pulša801/
Pauljaja771/
Phuljaha771/
Pulijaia771/
Pulgujja771/
Puljić732,773/
Puljiz731,221/
Pulcha73589/
Pilija7362/
Puljer7352/
Pulsha7338/
Piljay7332/
Pulsza7332/
Poulea7327/
Puleza7323/
Phulji7321/
Paulea7318/
Polija7311/
Pulsap739/
Puliah736/
Pulsay736/
Pullea734/
Paulji733/
Puhlia732/
Pullca731/
Puljis731/
Puljit731/
Pulzai731/
Puljič731/
Puilca731/
Pulțea731/
Pulijo731/
Puleha731/
Pouljo731/
Paulsa731/
Pulaae731/
Pulsas731/
Pulkha731/
Pauljo731/
Phuljy731/
Pauleau671,011/
Pugliya67241/
Pouleau67192/
Pauliah67101/
Pulliah6788/
Pulayya6739/
Puljich6713/
Pulagia6711/
Pulegia6710/
Pulaiya679/
Pulchas679/
Puselsa675/
Pulchai674/
Paulița674/
Puleiya672/
Puleyya672/
Pulljić672/
Puglisa671/
Pauljoy671/
Paulijo671/
Paulsah671/
Paulsoa671/
Pulijer671/
Pulchat671/
Pauléat671/
Pulesap671/
Pullcha671/
Pulseau671/
Phulsap671/
Pullsap671/
Paullea670/

Pulja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulja in the Hindi language
पुजाpuja-

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