Puua Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Puua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Puua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puua is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Puua is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Puua are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 50 percent live and West New Britain, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puuai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phuuat | 80 | 464 | / |
| Puah | 75 | 3,421 | / |
| Puha | 75 | 3,009 | / |
| Puđa | 75 | 467 | / |
| Poua | 75 | 376 | / |
| Paua | 75 | 276 | / |
| Peua | 75 | 66 | / |
| Pu'a | 75 | 20 | / |
| Puea | 75 | 8 | / |
| Pușa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Puuahee | 73 | 22 | / |
| Phuah | 67 | 2,744 | / |
| Pahua | 67 | 2,358 | / |
| Pujia | 67 | 936 | / |
| Pouoa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Puhač | 67 | 191 | / |
| Puhay | 67 | 181 | / |
| Puiia | 67 | 150 | / |
| Pujya | 67 | 92 | / |
| Puiya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Phuha | 67 | 72 | / |
| Pouha | 67 | 43 | / |
| Puaha | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pugia | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pouai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pouad | 67 | 25 | / |
| Puhai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Puyea | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pauai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pu'ad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Puyya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pouat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pouah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pauha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pujja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puyia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pu'at | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puhać | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puiea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phoua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puđaš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puheu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pauaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peuat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pu'uo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puuoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pujha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pueaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Puua
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