Puwein Surname

154,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Puwein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puwein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,8161:272,39515,538
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Austria61:1,419,23986,529

Puwein Last Name Facts

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

Puwein is found most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puwein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 154,659th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,567,846 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Puwein live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 2,816 people, or 1 in 272,395. In India it is most numerous in: Meghalaya, where 100 percent live. Not including India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhwein9247/
Phuwein927/
Puwwein921/
Puwin917/
Puchwein86129/
Phuweing862/
Pauwen8374/
Pouwen8310/
Puwien839/
Puwuin839/
Pauwin832/
Peuwen832/
Pouwin831/
Powein831/
Phuwin831/
Phuwaen7761/
Puweang774/
Pauschwein751/
Puvin7322/
Puwan7322/
Puven732/
Pautvein7117/
Pouwawen712/
Phuwaing711/
Pouwowen711/
Putvin67163/
Puwane67133/
Pouvin67118/
Pauvin67114/
Puvion6758/
Phuwan6748/
Pauwan6723/
Puiwan676/
Puivan674/
Puivin671/
Pauven671/
Pueven671/
Puveen671/
Puvina671/
Pievin671/
Puywan671/

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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 Puwein
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