Puke Surname

198,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Puke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,0101:2,030227
India2541:3,019,94290,331
Germany2201:365,93434,941
Papua New Guinea1611:50,6446,358
Solomon Islands841:6,9051,051
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Sweden371:266,12918,422
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England51:11,143,612252,590
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Puķe (17), Pukė (1) & Pūķe (5) are calculated separately.

Puke (922) may also be a first name.

Puke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puke (Hindi: पुके, Marathi: पुके, Oriya: ପୁେକ, Russian: Пуке) is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Puķe, Pukė or Pūķe. For other potential spellings of Puke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 198,086th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,450,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Puke are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Puke is also the 266,800th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 922 people.

The last name is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,010 people, or 1 in 2,030. In Latvia Puke is most numerous in: Semigallia, where 65 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 21 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Latvia it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Puke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Puke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puke surname rose 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puke Last Name Statistics demography

Puke earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 140.13% more than the national average, earning R 570,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puķe9217/
Pukė921/
Phuke89188/
Pauke89177/
Peuke8976/
Pouke8955/
Pucke8949/
Pukei8943/
Puhke8931/
Pukey8929/
Pukke8926/
Pueke8914/
Pukeu898/
Puike896/
Pukie894/
Pukhe893/
Puyke892/
Pukee891/
Pukeh891/
Pukeľ891/
Puuke891/
Puked891/
Puk8630,030/
Pūķe835/
Puckey80868/
Paucke80250/
Putker80137/
Pautke8070/
Paukei8042/
Poucke8035/
Peukes8024/
Puskey8019/
Poukey8015/
Puttke8015/
Pukett8014/
Paukie807/
Puškeľ806/
Puszke806/
Puckes805/
Poukeu804/
Pukead804/
Puckee802/
Putket802/
Phuked802/
Pouker801/
Puiker801/
Paukey801/
Putkes801/
Puckeh801/
Puiske801/
Pukets801/
Pauske801/
Pfuker801/
Peukeu801/
Pugkeh801/
Phauke801/
Pukeed801/
Pukket801/
Puikee801/
Pudket801/
Poutke800/
Puiket800/
Pike7569,646/
Pauk7510,667/
Puka755,917/
Pouk755,312/
Poke753,093/
Puce752,389/
Puck751,950/
Pukh751,949/
Pukk751,050/
Phuk75935/
Puki75601/
Puik75266/
Puhk75163/
Puyk75111/
Puky75108/
Putk7542/
Peuk7527/
Pukt7521/
Puqe7521/
Bpuk7510/
Pukc752/
Pukq752/
Puuk751/
Pugk751/
Pukj751/
Peucker73548/
Puschke73345/
Phutket7371/
Poucket7344/
Pausker7332/
Puijker7330/
Phudket7311/
Paukett739/
Paudtke738/
Pushkey736/
Peusker735/
Puttker734/
Puckeet733/
Paukker732/
Phukhei732/
Pushket731/
Putkets731/
Puckerr731/
Pudkett731/
Poucker731/
Pouskey731/
Pfucker731/
Pusskey731/
Phukead731/
Phukeat731/
Phukeed731/
Puckets730/
Puskett730/
Pautcke730/
Puche6714,033/
Pique677,692/
Pukha671,488/
Phuka671,426/
Phike671,299/
Pukai67704/
Pukki67633/
Pauka67625/
Pokea67540/
Pooke67485/
Pauck67434/
Pikey67427/
Poukh67422/
Puijk67394/
Peuki67254/
Pukys67234/
Pikei67221/
Pouce67210/
Pukaj67204/
Pieke67194/
Picke67193/
Pucce67189/
Pouka67173/
Pukay67147/
Pukka67136/
Puika67132/
Pukyi67132/
Phauk6789/
Pokie6783/
Pukoi6775/
Pokey6774/
Pouki6769/
Peuka6760/
Puyka6758/
Pucea6758/
Pikie6757/
Pujky6755/
Phoke6748/
Puque6738/
Pikee6738/
Pokei6737/
Paukh6736/
Pukýš6730/
Pukoy6730/
Phuki6729/
Pauce6728/
Pikea6726/
Pikke6725/
Puiki6723/
Paukeová6722/
Pucej6720/
Pucky6719/
Pukiś6719/
Pukky6718/
Pikeh6718/
Phouk6717/
Puhky6717/
Puidk6716/
Poeke6716/
Pukhi6711/
Pfauk6711/
Pfuka6711/
Pauki6711/
Pokee679/
Pocke679/
Pushkesh679/
Pukiy678/
Pouck677/
Pukyt677/
Pukii676/
Pukyš676/
Peuck675/
Pokhe675/
Pauschke675/
Pucey675/
Pfuki674/
Pheuk673/
Pugue673/
Peuschke673/
Paukš673/
Pukiš673/
Hpuck672/
Pausk672/
Pukij672/
Pahuk672/
Pukui672/
Puyck672/
Phugk672/
Pauks671/
Pautk671/
Pauzk671/
Puuce671/
Pucckett671/
Puchk671/
Puckeett671/
Puhce671/
Puick671/
Pouckett671/
Pouks671/
Pousk671/
Puttk671/
Pikeu671/
Pucee671/
Pukcj671/
Pukhy671/
Pukuj671/
Puuki671/
Puschcke671/
Puszk671/
Poukeeth671/
Puhki671/
Phuck671/
Pgukg671/
Pukqk671/
Pusck671/
Pauhk671/
Puice670/
Peuce670/
Pauky670/
Puisk670/
Puhck670/
Pusks670/
Puckt670/

Puke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puke in the Oriya language
ପୁେକpueka-
Puke in the Marathi language
पुकेpuke95.32
पूकेpuke4.09
फुकेphuke0.58
Puke in the Hindi language
पुकेpuke60
पूकेpuke40
Puke in the Russian language
Пукеpuke-

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