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
Pukpuk (Russian: Пукпук) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pukpuk.
How Common Is The Last Name Pukpuk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pukpuk is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Pukpuk is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Pukpuk reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.
The surname Pukpuk is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 105,892. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 18 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent live and Enga, where 16 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent live.
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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