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

The last name Puka (Georgian: ფუკა, Hindi: पुका, Marathi: पुका, Oriya: ପୁକ, Russian: Пука) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Pūka. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 81,985^th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,231,629 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 34 percent of Puka reside; 21 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 18 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puka is also the 166,947^th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 2,042 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,059 people, or 1 in 124,881. In Indonesia Puka is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 70 percent are found, West Java, where 8 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 7 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.

Puka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Puka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Puka surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Puka last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Puka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.58% less than the national average, earning 191,792 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.92% less than the national average, earning R 159,396 per year; in United States they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $50,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.1% less than the national average, earning $34,232 CAD per year.