Cognomen Puera (Puera 
, Poeira 
) , in all the world, is a rare family name. The cognomen Puera is characteristic of Portugal, where it is quite a rare surname, Angola, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Portugal, India, and Angola. Very seldom, Puera is the forename as well as the last name.