Putua Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Putua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Putua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Putua (125) may also be a first name.

Putua Last Name Facts

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

Putua (Hindi: पुतुआ, Oriya: ପୁଟୁଆ) is held by more people in French Polynesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Putua reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 49 percent reside in Polynesia. Putua is also the 832,731st most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 125 people.

This last name is most numerous in French Polynesia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 5,106. Apart from French Polynesia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putuha919/
Puetua911/
Peutua911/
Puttua911/
Putuhah8323/
Putwa80738/
Pitua80383/
Potua80157/
Putuo8090/
Pudua802/
Pithua731,184/
Putwat7396/
Putwad7330/
Potuha7322/
Paudua7311/
Phutwa735/
Puduas733/
Puduay733/
Putwai732/
Pitwua731/
Putway731/
Peutuo731/
Puduah731/
Potuah731/
Phutwai675/
Puthwad671/
Poutuoh671/
Pietuha671/
Puduaay671/
Puttwad671/

Putua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putua in the Oriya language
ପୁଟୁଆputu'a-
Putua in the Hindi language
पुतुआputu'a91.3
तुतुआtutu'a4.35
पुटुआputu'a4.35

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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
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  • 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 Putua
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