Puluwa Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Puluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Puluwa (113) may also be a first name.

Puluwa Last Name Facts

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

Puluwa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,220,661st most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Puluwa are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Puluwa is also the 881,625th most numerous given name globally It is held by 113 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 69 percent live, Western Highlands, where 30 percent live and Morobe, where 2 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuluwa92970/
Puluwai928/
Puluwas923/
Puliwa83203/
Poluwa8322/
Puluwe8318/
Piluwa838/
Puluba835/
Puluva831/
Puluwi831/
Puluvah7713/
Pulubai774/
Phuluwo774/
Phuluba773/
Pilauwa771/
Pulhuva771/
Pholuwa771/
Pauluba771/
Poulouwe71526/
Pullubai7114/
Puliuvea717/
Pulhueva714/
Puhlueva711/
Phulubai711/
Piliwa67191/
Pulube67154/
Pulubi6749/
Pauluweit6740/
Poluva6715/
Pulubo672/
Pulowo671/

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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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  • 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 Puluwa
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