Puvanesan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Puvanesan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Puvanesan (74) may also be a first name.
Puvanesan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puvanesan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puvanesan is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puvanesan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Puvanesan live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 25 percent reside and Pahang, where 25 percent reside. Not including Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puvaneshan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Buvanesan | 89 | 6 | / |
| Puvanesam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Poovanesan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pavanasan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pavanisanh | 74 | 28 | / |
| Pivanisanh | 74 | 4 | / |
| Pavansen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pavensan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvanasani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvanesinh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bhuvanisanh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Piovensan | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Puvanesan
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