Pukim Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Pukim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pukim (9) may also be a first name.

Pukim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pukim (Hindi: पुकीम) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Pukim reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,941,740th most common first name internationally, held by 9 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Pukim is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phukim91243/
Puhkim9127/
Paukim9110/
Pukaim916/
Poukim914/
Puikim914/
Pushkim832/
Pokim8015/
Pikim803/
Phukchim775/
Pukimova771/
Pokaim739/
Pookim738/
Pukeme735/
Phokim735/
Piquim732/
Pukyom732/
Poukem731/
Phukym731/
Paukem731/
Puckem730/
Pukkhem6738/
Phuchim6730/
Pugkhem6729/
Phukyom679/
Pujchim674/
Pookaim674/
Pokheim671/
Pukemova6252/
Phukkhem624/
Pokem60498/
Pikem6028/
Piqim601/
Pickem5575/
Pogkem5510/
Pockem553/
Puchem552/
Pokhem551/
Phokem551/
Pokeam551/
Poekem551/
Phokhem502/
Puuchem501/

Pukim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pukim in the Hindi language
पुकीमpukima-

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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
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  • 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 Pukim
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