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Princeton's WordNet
puka, Griselinia lucidanoun
South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
puka, Meryta sinclairiinoun
small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers
Wiktionary
pukanoun
a small usually perforated wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.
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puka
Puka is a Hawaiian word that can refer to a hole or a hollow space, often used in the context of seashells with naturally occurring holes. It is frequently used to describe a type of shell bead jewelry popular in Hawaiian culture, known as a Puka shell necklace.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PUKA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Puka is ranked #142108 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Puka surname appeared 117 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Puka.
91.4% or 107 total occurrences were White.
6.8% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of puka in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of puka in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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