Puwe Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Puwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 287 | 1:188,772 | 20,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Puwe (75) may also be a first name.
Puwe Demographics
Average Puwe Salary in
South Africa
R 135,804
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Puwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Puwe is the 827,165th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Puwe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Puwe is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 75 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 188,772. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent live, Western Cape, where 5 percent live and Gauteng, where 1 percent live. Aside from South Africa Puwe exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
Puwe Last Name Statistics demography
Puwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.85% less than the national average, earning R 135,804 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pouwe | 89 | 604 | / |
| Puwei | 89 | 72 | / |
| Pauwe | 89 | 40 | / |
| Puwee | 89 | 28 | / |
| Peuwe | 89 | 24 | / |
| Puewe | 89 | 12 | / |
| Pfuwe | 89 | 12 | / |
| Phuwe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Puweh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Puwer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Puywe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Puuwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Puw | 86 | 71 | / |
| Pouwer | 80 | 287 | / |
| Pouwei | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pouweï | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pouwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peuwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phauwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pauwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pauwet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pauwee | 80 | 0 | / |
| Powe | 75 | 7,843 | / |
| Pouw | 75 | 2,939 | / |
| Pauw | 75 | 2,893 | / |
| Puwa | 75 | 531 | / |
| Puwi | 75 | 123 | / |
| Puve | 75 | 120 | / |
| Piwe | 75 | 57 | / |
| Pube | 75 | 28 | / |
| Phuw | 75 | 17 | / |
| Peuw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puwh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pujw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pauweis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phushwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Powei | 67 | 320 | / |
| Puwai | 67 | 198 | / |
| Poube | 67 | 195 | / |
| Pauwa | 67 | 185 | / |
| Pihue | 67 | 146 | / |
| Poewe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Puver | 67 | 52 | / |
| Peube | 67 | 52 | / |
| Pouwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Powie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Piewe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Phuwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pouve | 67 | 18 | / |
| Phuve | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pubey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pauve | 67 | 11 | / |
| Piwei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Powee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pouwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pusue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Powey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puevi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pauwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Piwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puvie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puvee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paube | 67 | 3 | / |
| Powea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pujue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puvey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poeue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puvei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puvhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puyue | 67 | 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
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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 Puwe
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