Papuk Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Papuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4491:101,38714,521
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Transnistria471:10,1002,028
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Moldova301:118,71213,533
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Papuk (1,382) may also be a first name.

Papuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papuk (Georgian: ფაფუკ, Russian: Папук) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 440,964th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Papuk live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Papuk is also the 210,608th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 1,382 people.

The last name Papuk is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 101,387. In Ukraine Papuk is primarily found in: Odessa Oblast, where 24 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Papuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Papuk last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papuke91131/
Pappuk914/
Paipuk912/
Patpuk911/
Papouk911/
Phatpuk831/
Pappukh831/
Papuc805,206/
Papok80188/
Papuq80168/
Popuk80159/
Pepuk803/
Papux801/
Papukova7752/
Papuková778/
Papaux73835/
Papucs7334/
Pappok7326/
Popukh7321/
Papock739/
Phopuk736/
Poopuk734/
Papoux732/
Popeuk731/
Paipug731/
Popouk731/
Pepukh731/
Popauk731/
Papuque6715/
Phoupuk6710/
Phaphok675/
Peapock672/
Peapook671/
Poopouk671/
Phopeuk671/
Phopuck671/

Papuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papuk in the Georgian language
ფაფუკpapuk50
პაპუკpapuk50
Papuk in the Russian language
Папукpapuk-

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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
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  • 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 Papuk
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