Punghau Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Punghau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punghau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Punghau Last Name Facts

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

Punghau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punghau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Punghau are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungau9225/
Pungha922/
Poungha8610/
Punguha867/
Punggau861/
Pungu8311,417/
Punga8310,213/
Pugha8328/
Pugau8314/
Pungchai8020/
Pusingha809/
Pungchat804/
Pungchui801/
Punghuha801/
Poungcha801/
Phungcha801/
Phunghuh801/
Pungchup801/
Pungus77773/
Pungut77756/
Pounga77631/
Phungu77428/
Paunga77304/
Phunga77224/
Pungay77173/
Pungga77170/
Pungas77166/
Pungea77128/
Pugaha77116/
Punggu7768/
Pungah7735/
Pungae7727/
Pongha7719/
Pungai7718/
Pungap7716/
Pughat7714/
Peunga7711/
Pungat779/
Pungou778/
Pfunga775/
Pungaj774/
Punnga774/
Pughut774/
Pungad774/
Pongau772/
Putnga772/
Pungoh771/
Pughas771/
Pfugau771/
Paungu771/
Pfungu771/
Peugha771/
Puinga771/
Pougha771/
Pungoa771/
Phungchai7598/
Phusingha7575/
Phuengayu7521/
Phungchat7518/
Peungchai755/
Poungkhai754/
Poungchai751/
Poungchat751/
Phuenghai751/
Puusingha751/
Paungchup751/
Puga7352,420/
Pugu73339/
Punguja711,503/
Phongha71901/
Phutnga71513/
Poungou71334/
Phuinga71157/
Phuengu7193/
Pougaud7156/
Pungkho7133/
Punggah7127/
Puninga7121/
Punggut7115/
Phuingayut7111/
Punggai7110/
Pungiya716/
Pungjai715/
Paughat714/
Pungawe713/
Ponggau712/
Pungjui712/
Pongchu712/
Ponghuy712/
Pungayi711/
Poughat711/
Phungae711/
Punenga711/
Pungaya711/
Pusinga711/
Ponghou711/
Poughou711/
Poungoa711/
Phongau711/
Poungga711/
Phoungchat711/
Phaungchay711/
Punngut711/
Punggoh711/
Punggou711/
Paughuu711/
Poughue710/
Ponga676,489/
Pungo672,287/
Pugas671,361/
Pugay671,173/
Puguh67558/
Pongchai67461/
Pungă67406/
Pouga67307/
Pongu67292/
Phongayu67287/
Pogau67278/
Pugat67251/
Poungoue67220/
Phongchu67169/
Phuga67122/
Phongcha6743/
Puiga6731/
Punengoh6730/
Poutinga6726/
Puuga6726/
Phoughat6723/
Pougault6722/
Pogha6719/
Pugad6719/
Pugga6716/
Poungcho6711/
Pausinga678/
Phutngat678/
Phoungas677/
Pugut674/
Phungjai674/
Pougu673/
Pugaz673/
Pugahova672/
Poutenga672/
Poghu672/
Pugai672/
Pugač672/
Poughuie672/
Pugah672/
Poungjai672/
Pongchay672/
Pugus671/
Peugu671/
Peusingchai671/
Peuga671/
Peunenga671/
Pounggas671/
Pounggho671/
Poungoué671/
Pugea671/
Phoungja671/
Phungcho671/
Peungjuy671/
Pumga671/
Pungchoo671/
Pungchoy671/
Paunghoy671/

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