Pukpuk Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Pukpuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Pukpuk (23) may also be a first name.
Pukpuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pukpuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pukpuk (Russian: Пукпук) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pukpuk? popularity and diffusion
Pukpuk is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Pukpuk occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Pukpuk live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 23 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Jiwaka, where 18 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent reside and Enga, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puk-Puk | 92 | 4 | / |
| Pukpuek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pukpuak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pukpuku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pukapuka | 86 | 7 | / |
| Puakpuak | 86 | 3 | / |
| Peukpeuk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phukpuhk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pukpak | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pukpik | 83 | 9 | / |
| Puka-Puka | 80 | 25 | / |
| Puka Puka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pauk Pauk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pukapok | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pukapak | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pakpuak | 77 | 5 | / |
| Puakpaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pukhapak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekpak | 67 | 454 | / |
| Pakpak | 67 | 156 | / |
| Pokpok | 67 | 99 | / |
| Bukbuk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pokpak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pikpik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pukbuakao | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pkapka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pekpek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pueakpook | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pkapke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pkepke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pkopka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pkpako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pukbaukao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pookpook | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pokpoc | 50 | 2 | / |
Pukpuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pukpuk in the Russian language | ||
| Пукпук | pukpuk | - |
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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 Pukpuk
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