Puek Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Puek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Puek (27) may also be a first name.

Puek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puek (Russian: Пуек) is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Puek occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Puek live; 44 percent live in East Asia and 44 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

It is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 868,324. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: New Taipei City, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pueke8914/
Phuek894/
Puekh893/
Puheke8018/
Poueke808/
Pfuiek801/
Phouek801/
Pueske800/
Paek75652,004/
Peek7520,860/
Peak7513,165/
Pauk7510,667/
Pouk755,312/
Piek753,856/
Peyk752,065/
Peik75458/
Puik75266/
Poek75252/
Buek75222/
Vuek75194/
Puyk75111/
Peák7572/
Peuk7527/
Pueg7517/
Pyek753/
Pwek753/
Puuk751/
Pejk751/
Pueq751/
Puex751/
Puec751/
Peake6715,156/
Pheak675,415/
Payuk671,781/
Pajek671,443/
Pejak67939/
Peick67500/
Pauck67434/
Poukh67422/
Peeck67414/
Puijk67394/
Payek67345/
Bueke67201/
Pauke67177/
Peykh67145/
Bueck67126/
Pawek67111/
Pehak67107/
Phauk6789/
Pejik6779/
Peuke6776/
Phoek6769/
Puyok6767/
Peňák6763/
Peyok6760/
Paiuk6757/
Pouke6755/
Pujak6754/
Pajuk6751/
Paeck6741/
Pejok6739/
Pyjek6738/
Paukh6736/
Peack6730/
Paiek6730/
Phaek6725/
Peják6725/
Peyke6724/
Peyik6724/
Peyuk6724/
Peľák6724/
Peike6719/
Peyck6718/
Puyak6718/
Phouk6717/
Puidk6716/
Peľak6715/
Pieak6713/
Bouek6712/
Pfauk6711/
Peiks6711/
Peyek6710/
Peyak6710/
Paekh6710/
Puetx678/
Puiok678/
Peňak678/
Pouck677/
Puike676/
Peuck675/
Poyek675/
Pijek675/
Puegh674/
Pheuk673/
Peĺak673/
Peĺák673/
Paukš673/
Powek672/
Puyke672/
Pweke672/
Poeyk672/
Pausk672/
Pahuk672/
Puyck672/
Pojek672/
Pujok672/
Pehyk672/
Pauks671/
Pautk671/
Pauzk671/
Pyeck671/
Pyekh671/
Puick671/
Pouks671/
Pousk671/
Pheik671/
Piekk671/
Buehk671/
Peidk671/
Pejck671/
Pejek671/
Pejke671/
Peeak671/
Piiek671/
Pheek671/
Peagk671/
Pauhk671/
Peisk670/
Puisk670/
Buesk670/

Puek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puek in the Russian language
Пуекpuek-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Puek
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