Puy Surname

83,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Andorra

Puy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,7161:5,702759
Spain9111:51,3194,781
France8461:78,51411,048
Argentina4411:96,9248,150
Guatemala3931:40,9232,100
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Andorra311:2,704525
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Puy (1,453) may also be a first name.

Puy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puy (Oriya: ପୁୟ) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puy is the 83,294th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,253,448 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Puy live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Puy is also the 204,621st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 1,453 people.

The last name Puy is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 2,716 people, or 1 in 5,702. In Cambodia Puy is mostly found in: Ratanakiri Province, where 26 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 17 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Cambodia it exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Puy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Puy last name grew 510 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puy surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Puy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.45% more than the national average, earning $59,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.86% more than the national average, earning $62,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puyo866,783/
Puya861,410/
Pouy861,173/
Phuy86712/
Puye86299/
Puyt8658/
Puhy8635/
Puyd8626/
Puoy8624/
Puyó8623/
Puiy8623/
Puyi8617/
Pujy8614/
Peuy864/
Puyò862/
Puuy862/
Puyz862/
Puyh861/
Puys861/
Pauy861/
Puyé861/
Ppuy861/
Puyy861/
Vpuy861/
Pu801,352,034/
Py806,910/
Pouye7533,622/
Pouya755,097/
Puyad754,137/
Puyat752,839/
Pauya751,772/
Puyos751,583/
Puyod751,181/
Puyot75942/
Pauyo75770/
Puyau75730/
Puyed75419/
Pfuyo75280/
Puyoo75224/
Pujiy75138/
Puyet75130/
Phuyo75122/
Puyoh7594/
Puiyo7589/
Puyas7560/
Pouyo7552/
Phuya7547/
Puydt7532/
Ppuyo7520/
Pouhy7512/
Puyep7512/
Puyah7511/
Phuyi7510/
Pouyt759/
Pheuy758/
Puhya758/
Phuye757/
Phouy755/
Puyyd754/
Puyes753/
Puyha753/
Puyyi752/
Puyio752/
Puyop752/
Puyie751/
Puujy751/
Puyaa751/
Puhiy751/
Phuoy751/
Puohy751/
Puyeh751/
Puyts751/
Puoyo751/
Puyyo751/
Puoiy751/
Phu6767,716/
Pyo6732,948/
Pau6721,963/
Pye6721,580/
Put6719,611/
Pay6717,653/
Pou6715,031/
Poy675,643/
Pui674,054/
Pey673,542/
Peu673,440/
Pup672,494/
Puz671,640/
Pue671,634/
Pus671,572/
Pouyet671,473/
Phy671,440/
Puu67860/
Puh67692/
Pyy67614/
Pud67452/
Pyt67451/
Pys67418/
Puš67381/
Pyz67352/
Puj67248/
Pux67222/
Ppy67191/
Pouyes67145/
Pouyat67141/
Piy67122/
Ppu67115/
Pyi6796/
Pyš6784/
Pouyez6782/
Pgu6765/
Pujaya6762/
Puğ6755/
Pouyot6754/
Pyh6736/
Puhych6735/
Puhyah6725/
Puyaut6723/
Pyd6718/
Pouyap6716/
Hpu6715/
Vpy6710/
Pyp678/
Pfy678/
Puđ677/
Páy677/
Hpy677/
Pyś676/
Puś676/
Puț676/
Puyath675/
Bpu675/
Pfu675/
Pauyee675/
Bpy674/
Paujiy673/
Puyich672/
Puß672/
Pauyas672/
Phuyad672/
Phuyot672/
Puyova671/
Puujiy671/
Puuyad671/
Puyaja671/
Phujiy671/
Phuyed671/
Puoyoe671/
Puá671/
Puí671/
Pyß671/
Puyosz671/
Puë671/
Puź671/
Phuyoo671/
Vpu671/

Puy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puy in the Oriya language
ପୁୟpuya-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puy
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