Puwana Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Puwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puwana (18) may also be a first name.

Puwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puwana is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puwana? popularity and diffusion

Puwana is the 1,194,481st most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Puwana reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Puwana is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa Puwana is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Puwana Last Name Statistics demography

Puwana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.31% less than the national average, earning R 106,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuwana92134/
Puwanna925/
Puwanat922/
Pouwana922/
Puwanai921/
Phuwanai86261/
Phuwatna8683/
Phuwanna8658/
Puiwatna865/
Puewanna861/
Puwanath861/
Puwani83359/
Puwane83133/
Puvana8351/
Powana8341/
Piwana8315/
Puwano833/
Puwona831/
Phuwanath801/
Phuwani7754/
Pauwena7719/
Puvanna7715/
Pouwano7710/
Piwanna779/
Phiwana779/
Phuwane775/
Puvanai774/
Poowana773/
Powanna772/
Pujwani772/
Puhuana771/
Puvanat771/
Phowana771/
Pouwena771/
Phubana771/
Phuwonna7189/
Poowanna7158/
Pfuvanai7115/
Phowanna719/
Puwanich716/
Poowanai712/
Phuhwane711/
Powane67535/
Puvani6748/
Powano6716/
Phuwanich6712/
Phouvanay679/
Puwono677/
Puvena674/
Puwoni672/
Phoowanna672/
Poubainna671/
Powona671/
Pushuaina671/
Pivana671/
Puvane671/
Phoowanai671/

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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 Puwana
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