Puyaga Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Puyaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puyaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1851:286,17122,318
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Puyaga Last Name Facts

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

Puyaga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Puyaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Puyaga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Puyaga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 286,171. In Tanzania Puyaga is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 91 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 5 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puyagau928/
Puyanga927/
Pouyanga861/
Payaga8384/
Peyaga835/
Puyiga831/
Puyago831/
Poyaga831/
Puyage831/
Payanga7735/
Pheyaga7719/
Piyanga776/
Payagat773/
Payagai771/
Pujagaj771/
Pauga73559/
Pouga73307/
Poyga73205/
Paega73200/
Paiga73159/
Puiga7331/
Peaga7323/
Paíga737/
Puega733/
Payga732/
Pyega731/
Peuga731/
Pujangga71400/
Payangga71208/
Puyengay7115/
Payangai715/
Payangay714/
Payagaud713/
Puyangie712/
Payaghaj711/
Payage673,282/
Pounga67631/
Paunga67304/
Payoga67167/
Payago67165/
Pheaga67128/
Pougat6775/
Paigai6761/
Pajaga6757/
Painga6739/
Pousga6735/
Pfouga6734/
Paygai6728/
Payagi6727/
Phayangai6726/
Paugas6715/
Peugai6714/
Pfaiga6713/
Peanga6712/
Peunga6711/
Pyegai679/
Paigah678/
Poiaga676/
Paygay676/
Pejaga675/
Pougas674/
Pojaga674/
Paugau673/
Paigau673/
Payega673/
Phyega673/
Poyiga672/
Paigas672/
Pougai672/
Piyago672/
Paugai671/
Paugat671/
Paygaa671/
Piyagi671/
Peagat671/
Pougay671/
Puinga671/
Phouga671/
Peygay671/
Paigoa671/
Paiega671/
Payuga671/
Pawęga671/

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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 Puyaga
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