Pukis Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pukis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia651:31,5394,826
Lithuania441:68,96810,261
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Pukiś (19), Pukiš (3) & Pūķis (7) are calculated separately.

Pukis (22) may also be a first name.

Pukis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pukis (Marathi: पुकीस, Russian: Пукис) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pukiś, Pukiš or Pūķis. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pukis is the 1,239,697th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Pukis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pukis live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

Pukis is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 31,539. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Semigallia, where 55 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 32 percent reside and Riga Planning Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Latvia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Pukis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pukis last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pukis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukiś9319/
Pukiš933/
Pukies9197/
Pukish9163/
Puhkis9112/
Puikis9112/
Puskis918/
Putkis917/
Poukis917/
Pujkis913/
Pukkis912/
Puckis912/
Pukisz911/
Pukhis911/
Pukuis910/
Pūķis877/
Poukish8382/
Pushkis8310/
Puckies839/
Pukkies831/
Pikis80236/
Pukys80234/
Pucis8060/
Pokis8038/
Pukes805/
Paukisch7724/
Pushkish772/
Pukysh73772/
Pikies7349/
Pokhis7336/
Pukich7333/
Pokais7331/
Peukes7324/
Puchis7324/
Pukesh7322/
Puikys7319/
Puquis7316/
Pokies7314/
Piquis7313/
Pickis7311/
Pocuis7310/
Piekis737/
Pokkis737/
Pokish736/
Puckes735/
Paucis733/
Pikkis731/
Pukieß731/
Puckys731/
Pukets731/
Pucois731/
Putkes731/
Paukiz731/
Piquois6744/
Pikisch6735/
Pogkois6722/
Pukiche6721/
Pickies674/
Pushkys673/
Puchkys671/
Pokiesh671/
Putkets671/
Puckets670/

Pukis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pukis in the Marathi language
पुकीसpukisa-
Pukis in the Russian language
Пукисpukis-

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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 Pukis
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