Puteho Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Puteho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puteho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1901:12,6812,381
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puteho (336) may also be a first name.

Puteho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puteho occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puteho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puteho is the 1,206,588th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Puteho reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Puteho is also the 477,199th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 336 people.

The last name Puteho is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 12,681. In Namibia Puteho is most prevalent in: Zambezi Region, where 80 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 13 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Namibia Puteho is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuteho923/
Puteo91170/
Phutheho86188/
Poteho834/
Puteha831/
Piteho831/
Puteah831/
Puthiot7710/
Pouthio771/
Pouteha771/
Pausteo770/
Piteo73843/
Putio7367/
Putea7327/
Poteo732/
Puutio67169/
Putiah67115/
Putiot67103/
Putyod6761/
Pitteo6741/
Puthea6725/
Puthia6721/
Pautea6718/
Putiha6714/
Pautio678/
Poteha675/
Pithio674/
Putyot674/
Pithyo673/
Puștea673/
Puttio671/
Puti'o671/
Pieteo671/
Pitheo671/
Puthya671/
Pustio671/
Poutyo671/
Poutio671/

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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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  • 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 Puteho
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