Puwas Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Puwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 81 | 1:1,249,855 | 96,172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Puwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puwas occurs most in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Puwas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puwas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,075,631st most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Puwas are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 1,249,855. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 54 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 46 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piwas | 80 | 45 | / |
| Powas | 80 | 12 | / |
| Puwos | 80 | 7 | / |
| Puvas | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pubas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puevas | 73 | 35 | / |
| Puwach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puivas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pouvas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phubas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pusuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powaisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauweis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pushwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pivas | 60 | 130 | / |
| Piwaz | 60 | 5 | / |
| Piwos | 60 | 1 | / |
| Powaz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Puvaj | 60 | 1 | / |
| Piwosz | 55 | 400 | / |
| Pivash | 55 | 23 | / |
| Puhuaz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Poweis | 55 | 1 | / |
| Puvots | 55 | 0 | / |
| Poubaix | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pauveis | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pouvosh | 50 | 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
- 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 Puwas
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