Putian Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Putian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2831:78,90713,651
United States191:19,076,786604,894
China111:124,301,9616,553
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Putian (2,685) may also be a first name.

Putian Last Name Facts

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

Putian is found most in The Philippines. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Putian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 288,746th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Putian reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Putian is also the 141,425th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 2,685 people.

It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,283 people, or 1 in 78,907. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 17 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 12 percent reside and Davao Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Putian exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Putian Last Name Statistics demography

Putian earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

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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 Putian
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