Puestow Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Puestow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puestow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Puestow Last Name Facts

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

Puestow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puestow? popularity and diffusion

Puestow is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Puestow reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States Puestow is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 77 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Arizona, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Puestow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Puestow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puestow last name grew 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puestow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puestow last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Puestow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pustow925/
Buetow77966/
Pustov77242/
Püstow7785/
Pistow770/
Pushtov7124/
Paustov7121/
Buettow7113/
Pyestov714/
Paistow714/
Buetgow712/
Poestov711/
Buistow710/
Pyestova6744/
Paustova677/
Poustova675/
Poestova671/
Puetthoff638/
Pistof62148/
Pistov6235/
Buetof621/
Pustaf621/
Buistov578/
Poustaf571/
Pishtof571/
Buistova538/

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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 Puestow
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