Paukste Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Paukste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paukste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia691:29,7114,547
Lithuania331:91,95712,711
Norway71:734,61250,907
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Paukšte (3) & Paukštė (797) are calculated separately.

Paukste Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paukste is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Paukšte or Paukštė. Click here to see other potential spellings of Paukste.

How Common Is The Last Name Paukste? popularity and diffusion

Paukste is the 1,612,213th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Paukste reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 29,711. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Latgale, where 68 percent reside, Semigallia, where 17 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Latvia it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 26 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Paukste Last Name Statistics demography

Paukste earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning 262,094 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paukšte953/
Paukszte937/
Paukshte937/
Pukste9247/
Paukst9230/
Pakste921/
Paukštė90797/
Pauksta8688/
Pauksht8620/
Paukszt8618/
Pukst835/
Paukstis80137/
Paukstys8088/
Paukshta8077/
Paukszta8033/
Puksta7794/
Puksts7718/
Paksta771/
Paukshtys755/
Paukshtis753/
Paukschta751/
Pauksztys751/
Pukszta71299/
Pakstis71109/
Pukshta7152/
Pakstys7118/
Pukstys714/
Paukšta714/
Pukstis713/
Pacster712/
Paukstaits711/
Paukštys67328/
Paukštis6746/
Pakshtis6716/
Paksztys6712/
Pagstedt675/
Pukshtys673/
Pookster671/
Poukstis671/
Packstys671/
Paukstaitts671/
Pagst670/
Pokst670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Paukste
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