Pukanec Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pukanec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukanec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Czechia161:664,59262,292

Pukanec Last Name Facts

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

Pukanec is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukanec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pukanec reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Pukanec is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 254,117. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Nitra Region, where 38 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 33 percent reside and Trenčín Region, where 29 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukanecz9322/
Pukaniec932/
Pukanic8612/
Pukanecová823/
Pukanich8054/
Pukanych8022/
Pukoniec801/
Puskanic801/
Paukanych752/
Puskanich752/
Pukanić7150/
Pushkanych711/
Pukainis672/
Pukanickova671/
Pocanic5713/
Pokanaik531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pukanec
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