Puluma Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Puluma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | 1:71,524 | 9,336 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Puluma (113) may also be a first name.
Puluma Demographics
Average Puluma Salary in
South Africa
R 64,164
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Puluma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puluma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puluma (Bengali: পুলুমা, Marathi: पुलूमा, Oriya: ପୁଲୁମା) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puluma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,235,409th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. Puluma is primarily found 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 frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 113 people.
The surname Puluma is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 71,524. In Papua New Guinea Puluma is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 42 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 41 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulumai | 92 | 63 | / |
| Pulguma | 92 | 35 | / |
| Pauluma | 92 | 8 | / |
| Pulumay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Phuluma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Paulusma | 86 | 778 | / |
| Pulumaia | 86 | 15 | / |
| Pullumaj | 86 | 13 | / |
| Paulumah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Poulouma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pulumo | 83 | 716 | / |
| Pulume | 83 | 94 | / |
| Poluma | 83 | 27 | / |
| Pulima | 83 | 18 | / |
| Puloma | 83 | 15 | / |
| Pulumi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Paulima | 77 | 163 | / |
| Pullumi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Pauloma | 77 | 9 | / |
| Phulumo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Puiloma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phulume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pulgume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puluumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pulimai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phulumes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Paulaumi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pollumaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paulusme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paulomaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paulomah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulluymi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poloumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poloma | 67 | 358 | / |
| Pilima | 67 | 175 | / |
| Polume | 67 | 92 | / |
| Pulomi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Polumo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pulomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pulimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulhumes | 67 | 0 | / |
Puluma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puluma in the Bengali language | ||
| পুলুমা | puluma | - |
| Puluma in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲୁମା | puluma | - |
| Puluma in the Marathi language | ||
| पुलूमा | puluma | - |
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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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- 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 Puluma
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