Pukena Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pukena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Latvia41:512,51230,386
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Pukena Last Name Facts

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

Pukena (Russian: Пукена) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pukena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukena? popularity and diffusion

Pukena is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Pukena occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Pukena are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 71 percent reside, Morobe, where 14 percent reside and National Capital District, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 29 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukenga928/
Pukina83272/
Pukana83111/
Pucena8332/
Pukeni8326/
Pukyna8312/
Pokena836/
Pikena831/
Pukenis7741/
Pukhina7728/
Puškina7723/
Phukana7722/
Paukina7718/
Piquena7714/
Phukona7710/
Phukeni7710/
Pukiene7710/
Puçkina778/
Puckina774/
Pukkana774/
Pickena774/
Pukinas773/
Pukhana773/
Puskyna773/
Putkyna773/
Pukanha773/
Pikiena772/
Pudkina772/
Pukonau771/
Pokhena771/
Pukkina771/
Pfukeni771/
Puşkina771/
Ppukana771/
Paukeni771/
Paukona771/
Pukeniy770/
Puchkina711,104/
Pushkyna711,007/
Pautkina71416/
Phukanha71192/
Phukhana71123/
Puchkyna7171/
Pukienei7140/
Pfukenyi7128/
Phukheni7111/
Pautkyna718/
Puceneau718/
Pauşkina716/
Paukhyna714/
Pauskina713/
Puikiene712/
Pukchina712/
Puszkina711/
Puizkina711/
Pukenytė711/
Puskinas711/
Pheukana711/
Pikina671,222/
Paushkina67175/
Pikana6776/
Pokina6772/
Pucina6765/
Pokeni6759/
Pukini6751/
Pikeno6741/
Paushkyna679/
Pouchkina677/
Puschkina676/
Poukingai674/
Pukano673/
Pokyna672/
Pukine672/
Pokene672/
Pushkinah672/
Puceno672/
Puqina671/
Pucana671/
Puqana671/

Pukena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pukena in the Russian language
Пукенаpukena-

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Footnotes

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