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Where Does The Last Name Puk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Puk (Hindi: पुक, Oriya: ପୁକ, Russian: Пук, Tibetan: པུག་) has its highest incidence in South Sudan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 18,360^th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,676 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Puk reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Puk is also the 139,374^th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 2,750 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is carried by 22,722 people, or 1 in 502. Other than South Sudan Puk is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 8 percent live and Cambodia, where 6 percent live.

Puk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Puk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puk surname expanded 1,879 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Puk surname are 9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Puk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.36% more than the national average, earning R 452,364 per year; in United States they earn 17.56% more than the national average, earning $50,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $55,090 CAD per year.