Pucheu is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pucheu
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Worn mostly in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a very common place name in this department (twenty hamlets). It could have a sense of small hill (short for puech), but also think of the putxu Basque (= well). There is also an old word Gascon puchiu, meaning 'that hinders', which is phonetically the best solution. But it is not clear what it can mean in place names. Varientes: Pucheus, Pucheux, Puchieu, Puchu, Pouchou.

How popular is Pucheu?

Pucheu is common in France.

Pucheu is ranked 164014 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pucheus grew by 18.51852 per cent to 128 since 2000 and ranked 132206 after elevating 9582 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.84 93.52
Hispanic or Latino 10.16 0
Pucheu is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Dominican Republic. Around 2240 people have been found who wears Pucheu as their family name. Pucheu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
340,120 Canada4
32,086 Mexico3
11,342 Uruguay3
118,441 Germany2
65,594 Belgium2
29,774 Venezuela1
2,715 Gabon1
289,511 England1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
109,551 Australia13
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,232 Chile63
Countries with hundreds of Pucheu:
1,364 Dominican Republic577
21,011 Argentina254
122,975 United States174
69,781 Brazil127
Countries with thousands of Pucheu:
8,948 France1,004

Comments

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Vicente Plummer
Pucheu is a Bearnais name, ancient form of puchiu (fifteenth century), designated in Occitan, one that makes obstacle opponent unwelcome.

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