Pumas Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

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

Pumas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pumas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pumas (88) may also be a first name.

Pumas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pumas is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pumas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,011,991st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Pumas reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pumas is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 88 people.

The last name Pumas is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 50,023. In Papua New Guinea Pumas is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 75 percent live, Hela, where 12 percent live and Western Highlands, where 7 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 12 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Pumas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pumas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pumas last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paumas9137/
Puhmas9117/
Phumas9115/
Pumhas9113/
Pumais917/
Pumase913/
Pusmas912/
Pumash911/
Puma8952,569/
Pumhais8323/
Puimast834/
Phumast831/
Pusma801,136/
Phuma80855/
Pumah80367/
Pumma80362/
Pumay80355/
Pouma80234/
Pumai80204/
Pfuma80202/
Pimas80173/
Pomas80117/
Pauma8068/
Pumau8064/
Peuma8039/
Pumaa8016/
Puima8013/
Pumat8011/
Putma808/
Pumha804/
Pumad803/
Pumax803/
Pumap801/
Puhma801/
Pumea801/
Puyma801/
Pumga801/
Phumma732,954/
Phumat731,699/
Pusmaz73505/
Poumay73257/
Pimmas73238/
Phumai73204/
Pfouma73187/
Poumai73122/
Pfumai73115/
Pausma73105/
Phumoa7394/
Phomas7350/
Pummai7350/
Paumat7328/
Putmai7328/
Poumos7327/
Pousma7314/
Puma'a7314/
Pusmah7312/
Pommas7312/
Pumaah7312/
Phouma7310/
Phutma738/
Poomas737/
Pahuma735/
Pummay735/
Pusmat735/
Puimat735/
Paumai734/
Phuima734/
Pumois733/
Phimas732/
Paumau732/
Poumat732/
Puymat732/
Poumah732/
Puthma731/
Puimma731/
Phumau731/
Peumah731/
Phumha731/
Pumaai731/
Pumaat731/
Pumaha731/
Putmos731/
Pusmai731/
Pomash731/
Poumau731/
Pouyma731/
Puymad731/
Puisma730/
Pumeau730/
Pumous730/
Poma6782,425/
Pumo67999/
Phummai67963/
Phuimat67153/
Poumeau6765/
Paumeau6748/
Phutmai6730/
Phummoa6728/
Phommas6719/
Phumuoa6714/
Ppoumos6713/
Phumoha674/
Phumaha674/
Paumeus674/
Phimmas673/
Phoumma672/
Pummaha672/
Phoemas672/
Phoomas672/
Pummach671/
Pimahas671/
Pausmat671/
Puujmaa671/
Phumooa671/
Pousmat671/
Phuymat671/
Poohmas671/

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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 Pumas
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