Puget Surname

141,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Puget Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) belonging to Puget (France) = a Ridge or Height [from Low Latin podi-um, a ridge, height-Latin podi-um, a projecting structure; with the French diminutive suff. -et]

Puget Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,7671:24,0052,820
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Spain671:697,79230,551
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Puget Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) belonging to Puget (France) = a Ridge or Height [from Low Latin podi-um, a ridge, height-Latin podi-um, a projecting structure; with the French diminutive suff. -et]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Puget Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puget is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puget? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,947th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,322,354 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Puget are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 2,767 people, or 1 in 24,005. In France Puget is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 19 percent live and Occitanie, where 18 percent live. Excluding France Puget exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Puget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puget has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puget last name rose 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puget Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puget surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Puget earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49% more than the national average, earning $64,290 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouget916,807/
Pauget91852/
Peuget91192/
Puguet917/
Pugets913/
Punget912/
Puiget911/
Pueget911/
Phuget911/
Pudget910/
Puge89201/
Pouguet8349/
Poughet8330/
Paugett835/
Paugest833/
Pougett833/
Pudgett831/
Paugets831/
Poudget831/
Poujget831/
Pfuiget830/
Pudgest830/
Puger80867/
Pughe80592/
Putge80540/
Poget80503/
Piget80436/
Puges80387/
Pudge80314/
Pouge80190/
Punge80180/
Phuge80154/
Pujet8073/
Pucet8070/
Pugge8067/
Pugeh8060/
Pauge8034/
Puset8031/
Pugie8014/
Pugit807/
Pugeľ803/
Peuge802/
Puzet801/
Puige801/
Pugea801/
Pougette771/
Pouguett771/
Puggette770/
Pouzet732,909/
Pauzet73250/
Puchet73183/
Pauger73168/
Poujet73149/
Phunge73136/
Pauset7398/
Pouges7373/
Phuset7371/
Paucet7342/
Puseth7341/
Pughes7338/
Pugues7336/
Peugeh7332/
Pugher7330/
Peuset7329/
Pouger7327/
Pungge7322/
Pigett7321/
Pugejs7319/
Pugger7318/
Puggie7314/
Puhger7312/
Puceat7310/
Pungit739/
Pugies739/
Puzets735/
Peuzet735/
Pougez734/
Pungie734/
Pucett733/
Pougea733/
Pugeys732/
Pudgee732/
Pugihe732/
Pigiet732/
Pfuger732/
Pouset732/
Poudge732/
Poghet732/
Phoget732/
Pigget731/
Paughe731/
Pusets731/
Pughey731/
Puigee731/
Pujeet731/
Pougeh731/
Peuges731/
Pieget731/
Pigeet731/
Phutge731/
Pihget731/
Paugey731/
Peujet731/
Pugges731/
Puguye731/
Pusett731/
Poutge731/
Pooget731/
Puigit731/
Puiges730/
Puggey730/
Peughe730/
Peugit730/
Peuger730/
Putgie730/
Pouguette711/
Pauguette710/
Puga6752,420/
Puse673,322/
Pauchet673,029/
Puce672,389/
Pugi671,345/
Pouchet67680/
Puchete67481/
Poge67458/
Phungeh67227/
Pougher67219/
Puje6796/
Paugger6759/
Peuchet6749/
Puze6748/
Püge6737/
Piggett6713/
Pousett678/
Puchett677/
Pugé675/
Puzhets674/
Pausett673/
Paugher672/
Peuscet672/
Poughie671/
Pighett671/
Phoughe671/
Phughes671/
Poggett671/
Pauguer671/
Peusges671/
Puchetz671/
Pougues671/
Poungie671/
Punngit671/
Poughes670/
Pfeuger670/
Poghett670/
Pusette670/

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