Puwi Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Puwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Püwi (1) are calculated separately.

Puwi (35) may also be a first name.

Puwi Last Name Facts

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

Puwi is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Püwi. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Puwi are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 35 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 1,715,902. In The Philippines Puwi is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 59 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 39 percent reside and Davao Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 47 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püwi921/
Puwai89198/
Puwei8972/
Pouwi895/
Pauwi893/
Puwih891/
Peuwi891/
Pfuwi891/
Pfuwai80209/
Phuwai8051/
Pouwei8019/
Puwaai809/
Puwitt802/
Pouwie801/
Pauwai801/
Pauwei801/
Puwich801/
Puwa75531/
Powi75365/
Puwe75335/
Pubi75120/
Piwi7599/
Puvi7570/
Pauweis731/
Phubi67727/
Pouwe67604/
Powei67320/
Puvai67217/
Pauwa67185/
Powai67106/
Puvis6781/
Pauvi6764/
Piwai6750/
Pauwe6740/
Powih6735/
Pouwa6732/
Pujui6731/
Puwee6728/
Powie6727/
Phuwa6726/
Peuwe6724/
Pubhi6719/
Pihui6718/
Puiva6712/
Puewe6712/
Pfuwe6712/
Pouvi6712/
Pubai6711/
Piwei6710/
Paubi6710/
Puyui675/
Puevi674/
Phuwe674/
Puvie673/
Pubii673/
Puweh673/
Pivui673/
Puviy672/
Puiwa672/
Pfuwa672/
Puiue671/
Puvei671/
Puvhi671/
Puvih671/
Phiwi671/
Puway671/
Puwer671/
Pusui671/
Phowi671/
Piwiy671/
Puibe671/
Puywe671/
Puwoa671/
Puuwe671/
Peubi671/
Piwii671/
Powoi671/

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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 Puwi
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