Puluku Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Puluku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puluku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
India191:40,371,862445,856
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Puluku (71) may also be a first name.

Puluku Last Name Facts

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

Puluku (Oriya: ପୁଲୁକୁ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puluku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puluku is the 1,628,521st most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Puluku is predominantly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Puluku are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 71 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Puluku is most common in: Enga, where 97 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Moldova, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pullukcu863/
Paulukus861/
Piluku8312/
Poluku832/
Pouloukou801/
Paulauskus752/
Poulloukou751/
Paulauskaus712/
Poloukou711/
Piliku675/
Poloku672/
Philiku6211/
Paulokou571/

Puluku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puluku in the Oriya language
ପୁଲୁକୁpuluku-

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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 Puluku
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