Pukas Surname

120,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pukas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,2621:20,1252,803
Russia5481:262,99827,608
Poland5101:74,52711,634
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Canada891:413,99536,402
Lithuania531:57,2568,920
France241:2,767,613196,808
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
England131:4,286,005132,302
Israel131:658,28045,106
Austria121:709,62061,025
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Pūkas (139) & Pukaś (1) are calculated separately.

Pukas (57) may also be a first name.

Pukas Last Name Facts

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

Pukas (Russian: Пукас) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Pūkas or Pukaś. For other potential spellings of Pukas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pukas is the 120,120th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,907,735 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pukas reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name globally It is held by 57 people.

The surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 2,262 people, or 1 in 20,125. In Ukraine Pukas is most frequent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 18 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent live and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Ukraine Pukas is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 13 percent live.

Pukas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pukas last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pukas last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Pukas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $47,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pūkas93139/
Pukaś931/
Pukash9145/
Puckas9118/
Pukasz9111/
Pukahs916/
Poukas916/
Pukats915/
Pukkas914/
Pukass914/
Pukase911/
Pudkas911/
Pouskas8329/
Pougkas8322/
Puskats8310/
Puskash837/
Puskasz831/
Pukaash831/
Phoukas831/
Pokas801,162/
Pikas80505/
Pucas80257/
Pukos80110/
Pukaß8013/
Pukač807/
Pukaz802/
Pukatsch7716/
Pukasova778/
Puszkasz771/
Phukashe771/
Puscas738,676/
Pikash73714/
Puškaš73567/
Pukacz73522/
Pogkas73481/
Paucas73309/
Pigkas73114/
Piekas73105/
Phokas7392/
Phucas7357/
Pukosz7355/
Pikaus7342/
Pikkas7340/
Pikeas7336/
Poucas7331/
Pokais7331/
Pokash7314/
Pukoss738/
Puskos737/
Pokass736/
Pickas734/
Pușcas732/
Pokkas732/
Puškás732/
Pukose732/
Puskàs731/
Puskaš731/
Puicas731/
Puckaß731/
Puşkaş731/
Puckasova711/
Pukhach6777/
Pukatch6736/
Puschkasch6720/
Pieckas677/
Puckace677/
Pockajs672/
Piekash671/
Puskosz671/
Puskacz671/
Piekasz671/
Piekass671/
Phokkas671/

Pukas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pukas in the Russian language
Пукасpukas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pukas
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