Puu Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Puu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Estonia1761:7,510947
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Finland71:785,24338,644
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Puu (149) may also be a first name.

Puu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puu (Hindi: पुु, Russian: Пуу) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 406,994th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Puu are found; 41 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 23 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Puu is also the 754,880th most common first name internationally It is held by 149 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is mostly found in: Hawaii, where 72 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Nevada, where 3 percent reside. Outside of The United States Puu exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Estonia, where 20 percent reside.

Puu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Puu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning $43,226 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauu86134/
Phuu8653/
Puui8616/
Puuy862/
Pfuu862/
Puuj862/
Hpuu861/
Vpuu861/
Puuh861/
Pu801,352,034/
Puust75240/
Puuts759/
Phuuz754/
Pauuu751/
Phu6767,716/
Pau6721,963/
Put6719,611/
Pou6715,031/
Puy675,814/
Pui674,054/
Peu673,440/
Pup672,494/
Puz671,640/
Pue671,634/
Pus671,572/
Puh67692/
Pud67452/
Puš67381/
Puj67248/
Pux67222/
Ppu67115/
Pgu6765/
Puğ6755/
Hpu6715/
Puđ677/
Puț676/
Puś676/
Pfu675/
Bpu675/
Puß672/
Puá671/
Puí671/
Vpu671/
Puź671/
Puë671/

Puu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puu in the Hindi language
पुुpuu50
पुूpuu50
Puu in the Russian language
Пууpuu-

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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 Puu
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