Puya Surname

275,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Puya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2781:166,11512,822
Spain2421:193,19013,373
Ecuador1731:91,9415,993
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
Philippines891:1,137,50891,778
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
India191:40,371,862445,856
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
France11:66,422,722504,397

Puya (691) may also be a first name.

Puya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puya (Hindi: पूया, Marathi: पुया, Russian: Пуя) occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puya is the 275,277th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,168,472 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 35 percent of Puya live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 17 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Puya is also the 314,578th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 691 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 166,115. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 57 percent reside, Kwale County, where 42 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya Puya occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent reside and Ecuador, where 12 percent reside.

Puya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Puya surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Puya last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Puya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $17,218,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning $38,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouya895,097/
Puyad894,137/
Puyat892,839/
Pauya891,772/
Puyau89730/
Puyas8960/
Phuya8947/
Puyah8911/
Puhya898/
Puyha893/
Puyaa891/
Puy865,814/
Pouyat80141/
Pujaya8062/
Puhyah8025/
Puyaut8023/
Pouyap8016/
Puyath805/
Pauyas802/
Phuyad802/
Puyova801/
Puuyad801/
Puyaja801/
Paya7579,269/
Puja7523,213/
Piya7520,803/
Peya758,073/
Poya757,164/
Puyo756,783/
Puia753,989/
Pouy751,173/
Phuy75712/
Puđa75467/
Puye75299/
Peua7566/
Puyt7558/
Puhy7535/
Puyd7526/
Puoy7524/
Puyó7523/
Puiy7523/
Pu'a7520/
Puyi7517/
Pujy7514/
Pușa756/
Peuy754/
Pyia753/
Pyya753/
Puyò752/
Puuy752/
Puyz752/
Puyh751/
Puys751/
Pauy751/
Pyja751/
Puyé751/
Ppuy751/
Puyy751/
Vpuy751/
Pouyatt739/
Pouye6733,622/
Payas676,458/
Piyas672,842/
Payad671,932/
Phoya671,668/
Puyos671,583/
Pooya671,266/
Puyod671,181/
Payat671,020/
Puyot67942/
Pauyo67770/
Peyas67742/
Poyaz67532/
Puyed67419/
Poyau67400/
Ppaya67398/
Pfuyo67280/
Piyah67253/
Puyoo67224/
Paaya67211/
Phiya67186/
Poyah67175/
Piyaz67174/
Payah67172/
Payau67160/
Payaz67153/
Pujiy67138/
Puyet67130/
Phaya67124/
Phuyo67122/
Peyap6794/
Puyoh6794/
Puiyo6789/
Poyas6788/
Pyjas6788/
Poyat6764/
Peuha6756/
Pouyo6752/
Piyad6747/
Pouha6743/
Payap6740/
Poyap6738/
Hpaya6733/
Puydt6732/
Payaa6729/
Peyau6728/
Piyap6727/
Peyah6726/
Peyad6725/
Peyha6724/
Puhia6723/
Puias6723/
Puuja6721/
Ppuyo6720/
Bpaya6718/
Pieya6718/
Peyat6715/
Payha6714/
Pioya6714/
Pauia6713/
Ppiya6713/
Pouhy6712/
Puyep6712/
Pujaa6710/
Phuia6710/
Phuyi6710/
Pouyt679/
Pheuy678/
Peeya678/
Poyha678/
Pahya677/
Phuye677/
Phuja676/
Pujaz676/
Poyad676/
Pyjaś676/
Phouy675/
Pouja675/
Puiat675/
Puyyd674/
Pijya674/
Puyes673/
Pohya673/
Puyyi672/
Pouia672/
Puiha672/
Puyio672/
Piyat672/
Pheya672/
Puyop672/
Puyie671/
Puujy671/
Puhha671/
Puhiy671/
Pujah671/
Peuah671/
Pfoya671/
Phuoy671/
Bpoya671/
Peyaz671/
Pehya671/
Pyyah671/
Puohy671/
Puuia671/
Puyeh671/
Puyts671/
Puoyo671/
Poaya671/
Pihya671/
Pyoaa671/
Puyyo671/
Puoiy671/

Puya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puya in the Marathi language
पुयाpuya-
Puya in the Hindi language
पूयाpuya50
पुयाpuya33.33
पुयpuya16.67
Puya in the Russian language
Пуяpua-

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Footnotes

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