Puluan Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Puluan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puluan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Puluan (60) may also be a first name.

Puluan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puluan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Puluan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puluan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puluan is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Puluan is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Puluan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 60 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 5,061,911. In The Philippines Puluan is primarily concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 100 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 37 percent live and Malaysia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulluan9231/
Putluan922/
Phuluang861,068/
Puiluang86161/
Peuluang861/
Poluan833,718/
Pulwan831/
Puluon831/
Pulban831/
Phutluang804/
Pholuan779/
Pullwan775/
Pulwane774/
Paulwan772/
Poluhan772/
Phulwan771/
Philuan771/
Pulvant771/
Pulluam771/
Pulwain770/
Phulwane7190/
Polluhan711/
Pulliuam711/
Peulwane711/
Phulwaan711/
Pilvan6754/
Polwan6733/
Pholwan628/
Poolwan625/
Pulwong622/
Pilhwan621/
Polvanh621/
Paulvong576/
Pullboon571/
Philvanh571/
Pilván5018/

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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 Puluan
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