Puwe Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

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

Puwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2871:188,77220,532
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Puwe (75) may also be a first name.

Puwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puwe is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Puwe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 75 people.

The last name Puwe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 188,772. In South Africa Puwe is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent live, Western Cape, where 5 percent live and Gauteng, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouwe89604/
Puwei8972/
Pauwe8940/
Puwee8928/
Peuwe8924/
Puewe8912/
Pfuwe8912/
Phuwe894/
Puweh893/
Puwer891/
Puywe891/
Puuwe891/
Puw8671/
Pouwer80287/
Pouwei8019/
Pouweï8017/
Pouwie801/
Peuwea801/
Pouwes801/
Phauwe801/
Pouweu801/
Pouwey801/
Pauwei801/
Pauwet801/
Pauwee800/
Powe757,843/
Pouw752,939/
Pauw752,893/
Puwa75531/
Puwi75123/
Puve75120/
Piwe7557/
Pube7528/
Phuw7517/
Peuw752/
Puwh751/
Puiw751/
Pujw751/
Pauweis731/
Phushwe731/
Powei67320/
Puwai67198/
Poube67195/
Pauwa67185/
Pihue67146/
Poewe6759/
Puver6752/
Peube6752/
Pouwa6732/
Powie6727/
Piewe6727/
Phuwa6726/
Pouve6718/
Phuve6715/
Pubey6712/
Pauve6711/
Piwei6710/
Powee678/
Poowe677/
Pouwi675/
Pusue675/
Powey674/
Puevi674/
Pauwi673/
Piwey673/
Puvie673/
Puvee673/
Paube673/
Powea672/
Puiwa672/
Pujue672/
Pfuwa672/
Puvey672/
Poeue671/
Puvei671/
Puvhe671/
Pfuve671/
Pfuwi671/
Puway671/
Bpowe671/
Puiue671/
Peuwi671/
Piweh671/
Puwih671/
Puwoa671/
Bpube671/
Phiwe671/
Piwee671/
Puibe671/
Puhbe671/
Phube671/
Puyue671/

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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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