Puppala Surname

21,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Puppala Surname User-submission:

Puppala is an Indian Hindu surname belonging to Kapu community. People with this surname mostly reside in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharshtra. The mother tongue of the people with this surname is Telugu.

Puppala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India25,2871:30,3342,240
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Qatar411:57,5125,907
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

Puppala (2,958) may also be a first name.

Puppala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Puppala is an Indian Hindu surname belonging to Kapu community. People with this surname mostly reside in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharshtra. The mother tongue of the people with this surname is Telugu.

- durgaprasad

Puppala Last Name Facts

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

Puppala (Marathi: पुपाला, Oriya: ପୁାଲା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puppala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,099th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 281,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Puppala live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puppala is also the 133,270th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 2,958 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 25,287 people, or 1 in 30,334. In India Puppala is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 54 percent reside, Telangana, where 44 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Besides India Puppala occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Puppala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puppala surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Puppala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Puppala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puppala in the Marathi language
पुपालाpupala-
Puppala in the Oriya language
ପୁାଲାpuala89.13
ପୁପାଲାpupala8.7
େପାପାଲାepapala2.17

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