Puk Surname
Approximately 30,030 people bear this surname
Puk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 22,722 | 1:502 | 101 |
| Poland | 2,255 | 1:16,855 | 2,481 |
| Cambodia | 1,825 | 1:8,486 | 885 |
| Netherlands | 815 | 1:20,720 | 3,270 |
| Papua New Guinea | 510 | 1:15,988 | 1,567 |
| Kenya | 404 | 1:114,307 | 9,708 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Ukraine | 227 | 1:200,541 | 27,123 |
| Hong Kong | 169 | 1:43,405 | 774 |
| Russia | 159 | 1:906,434 | 71,932 |
| Czechia | 68 | 1:156,375 | 24,047 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Slovakia | 57 | 1:93,622 | 17,991 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Puk (2,750) may also be a first name.
Puk Demographics
Puk Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Puk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puk (Hindi: पुक, Oriya: ପୁକ, Russian: Пук, Tibetan: པུག་) has its highest incidence in South Sudan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Puk is the 18,360th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,676 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Puk live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Puk is also the 139,374th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 2,750 people.
This last name is most common in South Sudan, where it is carried by 22,722 people, or 1 in 502. Beside South Sudan Puk is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 8 percent are found and Cambodia, where 6 percent are found.
Puk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Puk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puk last name grew 1,879 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Puk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.77% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauk | 86 | 10,667 | / |
| Pouk | 86 | 5,312 | / |
| Puke | 86 | 2,112 | / |
| Puck | 86 | 1,950 | / |
| Pukh | 86 | 1,949 | / |
| Pukk | 86 | 1,050 | / |
| Phuk | 86 | 935 | / |
| Puik | 86 | 266 | / |
| Puhk | 86 | 163 | / |
| Puyk | 86 | 111 | / |
| Putk | 86 | 42 | / |
| Peuk | 86 | 27 | / |
| Pukt | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bpuk | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pukc | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pukq | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pugk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puuk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pukė | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pauck | 75 | 434 | / |
| Poukh | 75 | 422 | / |
| Puijk | 75 | 394 | / |
| Phuke | 75 | 188 | / |
| Pauke | 75 | 177 | / |
| Phauk | 75 | 89 | / |
| Peuke | 75 | 76 | / |
| Pouke | 75 | 55 | / |
| Pucke | 75 | 49 | / |
| Paukh | 75 | 36 | / |
| Puhke | 75 | 31 | / |
| Pukke | 75 | 26 | / |
| Phouk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Puidk | 75 | 16 | / |
| Pfauk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Pouck | 75 | 7 | / |
| Puike | 75 | 6 | / |
| Peuck | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pukhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pheuk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Paukš | 75 | 3 | / |
| Puyck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phugk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pahuk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pausk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hpuck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puyke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puchk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pauhk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pusck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pukqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pgukg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phuck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pauks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puszk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puuke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puttk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pautk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pousk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pouks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puick | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pauzk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puckt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pusks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Puhck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Puisk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Puc | 67 | 29,302 | / |
| Pok | 67 | 24,603 | / |
| Pók | 67 | 495 | / |
| Paucke | 67 | 250 | / |
| Pux | 67 | 222 | / |
| Pukova | 67 | 218 | / |
| Pug | 67 | 143 | / |
| Puková | 67 | 131 | / |
| Pautke | 67 | 70 | / |
| Poucke | 67 | 35 | / |
| Puttke | 67 | 15 | / |
| Puq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puszke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Paukss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puiske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pucktt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phauke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pukowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poutke | 67 | 0 | / |
Puk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puk in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུག་ | puk | - |
| Puk in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁକ | puka | 92.16 |
| ପୂକ | puka | 5.88 |
| Puk in the Hindi language | ||
| पुक | puka | 70.59 |
| पूक | puka | 17.65 |
| पूके | puke | 5.88 |
| पुक्ता | pukta | 5.88 |
| Puk in the Russian language | ||
| Пук | puk | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puk
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