Pua is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pua
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Pua

How popular is Pua?

Pua is common in Philippines.

Pua is ranked 18163 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Puas grew by 28.57143 per cent to 621 since 2000 and ranked 36099 after elevating 6190 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 73.91 71.84
Others 11.43 8.9
Hispanic or Latino 9.98 6.63
White 3.22 11.18
Pua is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines while Northern Mariana Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 28761 people have been found who wears Pua as their family name. Pua is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
11,290 Guyana3
184,212 France3
710 French Polynesia3
319 Samoa2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
6,353 Panama2
44,018 Poland2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
165,773 Belarus1
49,101 Denmark1
19,810 Croatia1
353 Cook Islands1
174,544 Czech Republic1
107,212 South Africa1
613 Central African Republic1
56,169 Mexico1
7,292 Vietnam1
480 Micronesia1
118,015 Netherlands1
215 Palau1
2,078 Lesotho1
16,073 Latvia1
1,819 Laos1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
472 Tonga1
153,416 Italy1
42,479 Greece1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
152 American Samoa39
8,720 Qatar29
107,506 England27
297,046 Russia25
3,873 Thailand24
477,287 India16
2,892 China15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,079 Australia100
33,285 Canada99
5,077 Uruguay98
2,516 Hong Kong95
8,718 New Zealand80
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
15,572 Switzerland72
Countries with hundreds of Pua:
2,737 Colombia926
4,069 Peru698
48,016 United States558
9,212 Spain415
1,121 Taiwan290
8,460 Venezuela176
59 Northern Mariana Islands175
56,243 Brazil175
6,815 Chile144
5,943 Ecuador115
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Pua:
592 Malaysia5,894
7,731 Indonesia1,707
500 Singapore1,088
Countries with ten thousands of Pua:
594 Philippines15,402
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Filomena Pua was 50 years old when she migrated to New York on September 16, 1890. She lived in Napoli, Italy where she worked as servant and took Caledonia from Naples.

Pua Namesakes

  • Alberta Pualani Hopkins, Author
  • Tony Pua, Politician
  • Toh Puan Besar Hatijah Binti Toh Indera Wangsa Ahmad, Azlan Shah of Perak's mother
  • Khoo Teck Puat, Banker
  • Jeannette Pualuan, Composer
  • Tony Pua, Politician
  • Tomasi Puapua, Political figure
  • Ahmad Puad Onah, Film producer
  • Ahmad Puad Onah, Film producer
  • Petar Puača, Soccer player

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