Pulua Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Pulua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 202 | 1:501,179 | 58,848 |
| Ecuador | 49 | 1:324,609 | 9,222 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Pulua (68) may also be a first name.
Pulua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pulua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pulua (Hindi: पुलुआ) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulua? popularity and diffusion
Pulua is the 853,416th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Pulua are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 32 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pulua is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 68 people.
Pulua is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 501,179. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 50 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 49 percent live and Davao Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulua | 91 | 7 | / |
| Pulhua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puluas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phuluea | 83 | 7 | / |
| Phuluha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pulhuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pulwa | 80 | 62 | / |
| Polua | 80 | 10 | / |
| Puluo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pulva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pulba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paulguha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pulvas | 73 | 62 | / |
| Polhua | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pulbai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Phulva | 73 | 6 | / |
| Poluea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pholua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phulwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Paulba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pauluo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puluos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poluah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pollua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pooluea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phulwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pholuea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poulvou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puluhop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phollua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuluho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phutlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouluot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phielua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pullbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulvaz | 67 | 1 | / |
Pulua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pulua in the Hindi language | ||
| पुलुआ | pulu'a | - |
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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 Pulua
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