Pú Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Pú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Pu (1,352,034), (4), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Pú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pú is found in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pu, , or . For other potential spellings of Pú click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pú? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pú is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Pú are found; 94 percent are found in Central America and 94 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

It is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,072,178. In Guatemala Pú is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 27 percent reside and Quiché Department, where 7 percent reside. Beside Guatemala this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pu831,352,034/
834/
832/
831/
Púš8032/
Púa8019/
Phú801/
Púj801/
Pooú674/
Páúĺ671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pú
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