Pujić Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Pujić Surname User-submission:

This surname may be derived from the word puja, which means 'turkey' in Serbo-Croat languages.

Pujić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5291:13,5071,610
Croatia1681:25,1705,232
Bosnia and Herzegovina911:38,8625,476
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Pujic (92) are calculated separately.

Pujić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname may be derived from the word puja, which means 'turkey' in Serbo-Croat languages.

- Nikola Pujić
DNA test information

Pujić Last Name Facts

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

Pujić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Pujic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pujić? popularity and diffusion

Pujić is the 432,755th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pujić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Serbia, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 13,507. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Zaječar District, where 22 percent live, Central Banat District, where 13 percent live and Kolubara District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 21 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pujic9392/
Pejić8013,788/
Pajić8011,332/
Puzić801,514/
Pucić8085/
Pojić8053/
Pusić8052/
Pužić8033/
Pujiz8014/
Pujit8011/
Pujid801/
Pujićová771/
Paucić7329/
Pausić7319/
Phujit7310/
Paić67826/
Peić67659/
Puit67191/
Puiz6768/
Poić679/
Puic672/
Puid671/
Pujatci671/
Poujits671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pujić
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