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

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

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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  • 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 Puwe
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