Puluma Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

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

Puluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Puluma (113) may also be a first name.

Puluma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puluma (Bengali: পুলুমা, Marathi: पुलूमा, Oriya: ପୁଲୁମା) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puluma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Puluma reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 881,625th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 113 people.

Puluma is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 71,524. In Papua New Guinea Puluma is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 42 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 41 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Puluma Last Name Statistics demography

Puluma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73% less than the national average, earning R 64,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulumai9263/
Pulguma9235/
Pauluma928/
Pulumay922/
Phuluma921/
Paulusma86778/
Pulumaia8615/
Pullumaj8613/
Paulumah863/
Poulouma861/
Pulumo83716/
Pulume8394/
Poluma8327/
Pulima8318/
Puloma8315/
Pulumi8311/
Paulima77163/
Pullumi7713/
Pauloma779/
Phulumo772/
Puiloma772/
Phulume771/
Polumah771/
Pulgume771/
Puluumo771/
Polouma771/
Pulimai771/
Phulumes714/
Paulaumi713/
Pollumaa712/
Paulusme711/
Paulomaa711/
Paulomah711/
Pulluymi711/
Poloumai711/
Poloma67358/
Pilima67175/
Polume6792/
Pulomi6711/
Polumo6710/
Pulomo672/
Polumi672/
Pulimo671/
Paulhumes670/

Puluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puluma in the Bengali language
পুলুমাpuluma-
Puluma in the Oriya language
ପୁଲୁମାpuluma-
Puluma in the Marathi language
पुलूमाpuluma-

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Footnotes

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