Puteh Surname
Approximately 7,965 people bear this surname
Puteh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,878 | 1:27,111 | 3,213 |
| Malaysia | 1,447 | 1:20,383 | 1,910 |
| Thailand | 1,162 | 1:60,790 | 7,560 |
| Brunei | 393 | 1:1,065 | 215 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Puteh (6,986) may also be a first name.
Puteh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puteh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puteh (Hindi: पुतेह) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Puteh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puteh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Puteh is the 62,942nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 914,946 people. The surname Puteh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Puteh reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puteh is also the 77,655th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 6,986 people.
The surname Puteh is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4,878 people, or 1 in 27,111. In Indonesia Puteh is mostly concentrated in: Aceh, where 94 percent are found, West Java, where 3 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 2 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent are found and Thailand, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puteh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puteh in the Hindi language | ||
| पुतेह | puteha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Puteh
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