Pusal Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

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

Pusal Surname User-submission:

Pusal is a surname used in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea. It originates from the Karinj area of the Mendi district in the Southern Highlands province. The most notable individual from the area was Francis Angere Pusal, a former member of parliament representative of that province in the country's government (1982-1987).

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Pusal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Turkey811:960,75844,160
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pusal (158) may also be a first name.

Pusal Surname Meaning

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Pusal is a surname used in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea. It originates from the Karinj area of the Mendi district in the Southern Highlands province. The most notable individual from the area was Francis Angere Pusal, a former member of parliament representative of that province in the country's government (1982-1987). He served as Minister for Minerals and Energy in his term. In the Mendengal language of the district, the name Pusal means 'outcast'.

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Pusal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pusal (Hindi: पुसल, Marathi: पुसाळ, Oriya: ପୁସାଲ, Russian: Пусал) is found most frequently in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pusal? popularity and diffusion

Pusal is the 940,398th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Pusal occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Pusal reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 730,165th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 158 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 7,236,466. In India Pusal is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 38 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent reside and Telangana, where 16 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Turkey, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pausal913,185/
Pusale91114/
Pushal9118/
Pusial911/
Puscal911/
Putsal911/
Pusahl911/
Pusaal911/
Paushal835/
Puschal832/
Pouszal831/
Paudsal831/
Paussal831/
Pausale831/
Pauscal831/
Pussalt830/
Pushall830/
Pisal8031,251/
Pujal80598/
Posal8081/
Pucal8061/
Pusol8057/
Puzal802/
Pussault7743/
Pushchal7736/
Pussalle775/
Puschall772/
Puchal73332/
Pusole73264/
Pusiol73230/
Pujalt73125/
Pishal73106/
Pisalh7380/
Poujal7360/
Poshal7355/
Pisall7338/
Pisahl7320/
Pisaal7319/
Poosal7313/
Pauzal7312/
Posaul7312/
Pouzal737/
Paucal736/
Possal736/
Pissal735/
Putcal734/
Phisal734/
Pucall733/
Purzal733/
Paujal732/
Phosal732/
Pujall731/
Piesal731/
Pausol731/
Pujahl731/
Pujosl731/
Pushol731/
Pouxal731/
Pfisal730/
Pourzal67628/
Puchalt67577/
Puchale6750/
Puchall6736/
Pusoile6733/
Possail6725/
Poussol6721/
Pischal679/
Putchal679/
Phujail677/
Pauchal676/
Poshaal674/
Posseal673/
Poucial671/
Posahal671/
Poosaal671/
Puujall671/
Pauzail671/
Piesall671/
Pugiale671/
Pausole671/
Pieszal671/
Pujahal671/
Pouchal671/
Pujalle671/
Peushol670/
Possahl670/
Possall670/

Pusal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pusal in the Oriya language
ପୁସାଲpusala-
Pusal in the Marathi language
पुसाळpusala66.67
पुसालpusala12.5
पुसलpusala8.33
िपसाळipasala4.17
पुजालालpujalala4.17
पुसालाpusala4.17
Pusal in the Hindi language
पुसलpusala50
पूसलाpusala33.33
पुशलाpusala16.67
Pusal in the Russian language
Пусалpusal-

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