Pulunga Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Pulunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Pulunga (13) may also be a first name.
Pulunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pulunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pulunga (Oriya: ପୁଲୁା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pulunga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pulunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Pulunga occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Pulunga live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pulunga is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia Pulunga is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 79 percent reside and Riau, where 21 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulungah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Puluga | 92 | 21 | / |
| Puluna | 92 | 5 | / |
| Polunga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pilunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phuluna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pulunge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pulutengah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pulunger | 80 | 20 | / |
| Poluga | 77 | 551 | / |
| Poluna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Puluno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pulugo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pullona | 71 | 87 | / |
| Polluna | 71 | 37 | / |
| Polonga | 71 | 23 | / |
| Paulona | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polungo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pauluno | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poluina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pilungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poluhina | 67 | 54 | / |
| Poloungo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pilunggo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polongau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pulonngo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulongo | 67 | 1 | / |
Pulunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pulunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲୁା | pulua | 87.5 |
| ପୁଳୁ | pulu | 12.5 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pulunga
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