Pukas Surname
Approximately 3,820 people bear this surname
Pukas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2,262 | 1:20,125 | 2,803 |
| Russia | 548 | 1:262,998 | 27,608 |
| Poland | 510 | 1:74,527 | 11,634 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Lithuania | 53 | 1:57,256 | 8,920 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
The alternate forms: Pūkas (139) & Pukaś (1) are calculated separately.
Pukas (57) may also be a first name.
Pukas Demographics
Pukas Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Pukas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pukas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pukas (Russian: Пукас) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can be found as: Pūkas or Pukaś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pukas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 120,120th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,907,735 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pukas reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Pukas is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 57 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,262 people, or 1 in 20,125. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 18 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 13 percent are found.
Pukas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Pukas surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 72.73% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pūkas | 93 | 139 | / |
| Pukaś | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pukash | 91 | 45 | / |
| Puckas | 91 | 18 | / |
| Pukasz | 91 | 11 | / |
| Pukahs | 91 | 6 | / |
| Poukas | 91 | 6 | / |
| Pukats | 91 | 5 | / |
| Pukkas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pukass | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pukase | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pudkas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pouskas | 83 | 29 | / |
| Pougkas | 83 | 22 | / |
| Puskats | 83 | 10 | / |
| Puskash | 83 | 7 | / |
| Puskasz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pukaash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phoukas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pokas | 80 | 1,162 | / |
| Pikas | 80 | 505 | / |
| Pucas | 80 | 257 | / |
| Pukos | 80 | 110 | / |
| Pukaß | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pukač | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pukaz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pukatsch | 77 | 16 | / |
| Pukasova | 77 | 8 | / |
| Puszkasz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phukashe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puscas | 73 | 8,676 | / |
| Pikash | 73 | 714 | / |
| Puškaš | 73 | 567 | / |
| Pukacz | 73 | 522 | / |
| Pogkas | 73 | 481 | / |
| Paucas | 73 | 309 | / |
| Pigkas | 73 | 114 | / |
| Piekas | 73 | 105 | / |
| Phokas | 73 | 92 | / |
| Phucas | 73 | 57 | / |
| Pukosz | 73 | 55 | / |
| Pikaus | 73 | 42 | / |
| Pikkas | 73 | 40 | / |
| Pikeas | 73 | 36 | / |
| Poucas | 73 | 31 | / |
| Pokais | 73 | 31 | / |
| Pokash | 73 | 14 | / |
| Pukoss | 73 | 8 | / |
| Puskos | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pokass | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pickas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pușcas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pokkas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puškás | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pukose | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puskàs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puskaš | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puicas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puckaß | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puşkaş | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puckasova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pukhach | 67 | 77 | / |
| Pukatch | 67 | 36 | / |
| Puschkasch | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pieckas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puckace | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pockajs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Piekash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puskosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puskacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piekasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piekass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokkas | 67 | 1 | / |
Pukas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pukas in the Russian language | ||
| Пукас | pukas | - |
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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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