Puwang Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Puwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 183 | 1:386,002 | 67,749 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Puwang (42) may also be a first name.
Puwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puwang occurs most in Thailand. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puwang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Puwang is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Puwang are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 42 people.
Puwang is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 386,002. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Nong Khai Province, where 96 percent are found, Loei Province, where 2 percent are found and Samut Songkhram Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Puwang is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuwang | 92 | 61 | / |
| Pauwang | 92 | 29 | / |
| Puweang | 92 | 4 | / |
| Pauswang | 86 | 28 | / |
| Phuwaing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phuswang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Piwang | 83 | 216 | / |
| Puwong | 83 | 34 | / |
| Powang | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pubang | 83 | 0 | / |
| Phuwong | 77 | 1,273 | / |
| Puiwong | 77 | 588 | / |
| Poowang | 77 | 50 | / |
| Puywong | 77 | 12 | / |
| Puhuang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pihuang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Phowang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Phubang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Piewang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poweang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pouwong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pouvang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puvaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pubhang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piwanng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puvasing | 71 | 8 | / |
| Phoowang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pooweang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phuweing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phoweang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pouywong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phouvang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phuiwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phusuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piwweang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phowaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pubanc | 67 | 131 | / |
| Phuchuang | 67 | 118 | / |
| Phuthuang | 67 | 117 | / |
| Piwong | 67 | 39 | / |
| Powong | 67 | 10 | / |
| Puvong | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Puwang
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