Puma Surname

10,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Puma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru29,8941:1,063153
Bolivia7,3561:1,443284
Ecuador3,0461:5,222872
India3,0341:252,82314,617
United States2,8921:125,33213,316
Italy2,2791:26,8354,793
Nigeria4531:391,04420,612
Argentina4521:94,5657,974
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Papua New Guinea3201:25,4802,818
Philippines2531:400,15151,276
Spain2501:187,00813,054
Chile2001:88,0823,411
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Tanzania1821:290,88822,561
France1611:412,56360,334
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Venezuela1351:223,7345,799
Brazil1281:1,672,45654,891
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
England531:1,051,28451,324
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Nepal521:547,7114,568
Angola491:550,8002,323
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Albania141:208,14713,618
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Israel111:777,96750,646
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
China81:170,915,1968,932
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Wales71:442,07621,198
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Puma (7,681) may also be a first name.

Puma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puma (Hindi: पूमा, Marathi: पुमा, Oriya: ପୁମା, Tibetan: པུ་མ) occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puma? popularity and diffusion

Puma is the 10,693rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 138,628 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Puma are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 77 percent are found in Andean South America. Puma is also the 72,996th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 7,681 people.

This last name is most frequent in Peru, where it is held by 29,894 people, or 1 in 1,063. In Peru Puma is primarily found in: Cusco Region, where 36 percent reside, Arequipa Region, where 20 percent reside and Puno Region, where 17 percent reside. Beside Peru Puma is found in 89 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 14 percent reside and Ecuador, where 6 percent reside.

Puma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Puma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puma surname increased 32,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Puma last name are 5.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Puma earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 14.55% less than the national average, earning €25,661 per year; in Peru they earn 25.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,494 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning R 273,972 per year; in United States they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning $47,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $53,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pusma891,136/
Phuma89855/
Pumah89367/
Pumma89362/
Pumay89355/
Pumas89251/
Pouma89234/
Pumai89204/
Pfuma89202/
Pauma8968/
Pumau8964/
Peuma8939/
Puema8923/
Pumaa8916/
Puima8913/
Pumat8911/
Putma898/
Pumha894/
Pumad893/
Pumap891/
Puhma891/
Pumea891/
Puyma891/
Pumga891/
Phumma802,954/
Phumat801,699/
Pusmaz80505/
Poumay80257/
Phumai80204/
Pfouma80187/
Poumai80122/
Pfumai80115/
Pausma80105/
Phumoa8094/
Pummai8050/
Paumas8037/
Paumat8028/
Putmai8028/
Puhmas8017/
Pumaya8016/
Phumas8015/
Pousma8014/
Puma'a8014/
Pumhas8013/
Pusmah8012/
Pumaah8012/
Phouma8010/
Phutma808/
Pumais807/
Pahuma805/
Pummay805/
Pusmat805/
Puimat805/
Paumai804/
Phuima804/
Paumau802/
Pusmas802/
Poumat802/
Puymat802/
Poumah802/
Pumash801/
Puthma801/
Puimma801/
Phumau801/
Puemaa801/
Pfuema801/
Peumah801/
Phumha801/
Pumaai801/
Pumaat801/
Pumaha801/
Pumaja801/
Pusmai801/
Ppuema801/
Poumau801/
Pouyma801/
Puymad801/
Puisma800/
Pumeau800/
Poma7582,425/
Pima757,098/
Pumo75999/
Pume75551/
Pumi75448/
Pumj751/
Phummai73963/
Phuimat73153/
Poumeau7365/
Paumeau7348/
Phutmai7330/
Phummoa7328/
Pumhais7323/
Phumuoa7314/
Phumoha734/
Phumaha734/
Puumaya734/
Puimast734/
Phoumma732/
Pummaha732/
Pummach731/
Pausmat731/
Pumeova731/
Puujmaa731/
Phumooa731/
Pousmat731/
Phumast731/
Phuymat731/
Piema677,019/
Pomaa673,506/
Phumi672,871/
Phumo671,464/
Phume67751/
Pfumo67737/
Puime67422/
Paume67319/
Pomay67312/
Pumoh67257/
Pumee67227/
Puemo67166/
Pimai67164/
Pimma67164/
Phima67158/
Pomai67140/
Phoma67139/
Pumes67119/
Pumhe67107/
Peumi67102/
Poema6785/
Pomma6784/
Pumer6782/
Pooma6767/
Pomaj6762/
Poumo6756/
Poume6744/
Poumi6740/
Paumi6736/
Pummi6736/
Poumeaud6727/
Peumo6727/
Paumo6727/
Pimau6716/
Pummy6710/
Puumi679/
Pumui678/
Pfume678/
Pomea677/
Pumme676/
Pumey675/
Pumoy675/
Peume675/
Pimay675/
Puimo674/
Pumit673/
Putmi673/
Pomau673/
Pimha673/
Pusmi672/
Pumie672/
Paumé672/
Pimah672/
Pumed672/
Poumé671/
Pumei671/
Pumod671/
Pumis671/
Pumio671/
Paumy671/
Pfumi671/
Peumy671/
Phumj671/
Phumy671/
Pimaa671/
Pimea671/
Puimi671/
Pumeh671/
Pumiy671/
Pusme671/
Ppima671/
Puttmath671/
Pumgi671/
Pujmo671/
Poumy670/

Puma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puma in the Marathi language
पुमाpuma-
Puma in the Oriya language
ପୁମାpuma93.33
ପିଉମାpi'uma6.67
Puma in the Hindi language
पूमाpuma62.22
पुमाpuma35.56
पीउमाpi'uma2.22
Puma in the Tibetan language
པུ་མpuma50
བྷ་དུར་པུ་མ་bhadurpuma50

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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 Puma
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