Pukei Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Pukei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
Pukei (31) may also be a first name.
Pukei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pukei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pukei (Oriya: ପୁେକଇ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pukei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Pukei are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 31 people.
The surname Pukei is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Ukraine, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pukei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pukei in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁେକଇ | pueka'i | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pukei
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