Puwasa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Puwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Puwasa (45) may also be a first name.
Puwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puwasa occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puwasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Puwasa is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Puwasa is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Puwasa live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.
It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 3,615,651. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 57 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 25 percent live and Mimaropa, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puwaysa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Puwatsai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Powasa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Puwesa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Puwaza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Puwasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phuwatsai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puwasih | 77 | 12 | / |
| Phuwasi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuwaset | 71 | 40 | / |
| Phuwatsi | 71 | 39 | / |
| Puwaseth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pouwassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puvača | 67 | 197 | / |
| Poważa | 67 | 139 | / |
| Pubaso | 67 | 26 | / |
| Powaza | 67 | 24 | / |
| Puvaza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Puvaca | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puwaci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Piwaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pubasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phubaso | 62 | 20 | / |
| Pubhasi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Phubase | 62 | 2 | / |
| Powassi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Puvaseth | 57 | 13 | / |
| Phuvased | 57 | 2 | / |
| Puvatcha | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pivashah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phuwgose | 57 | 1 | / |
| Powasssi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Puibasso | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phuvaseth | 53 | 29 | / |
| Pusvatset | 53 | 6 | / |
| Pusvacets | 53 | 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 Puwasa
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