Pukste Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pukste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia451:45,5576,925
England21:27,859,030389,889

Pukste Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pukste occurs most in Latvia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukste? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Pukste is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pukste live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 45,557. In Latvia Pukste is mostly found in: Latgale, where 60 percent are found, Semigallia, where 20 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Latvia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paukste92125/
Pukst915/
Paukszte867/
Paukshte867/
Puksta8394/
Paukst8330/
Puksts8318/
Pukszta77299/
Pauksta7788/
Pukshta7752/
Pauksht7720/
Paukszt7718/
Pukstys774/
Pukstis773/
Paukšte773/
Pokst730/
Paukstis71137/
Paukstys7188/
Paukshta7177/
Paukszta7133/
Pukshtys713/
Poukstis711/
Puxted6744/
Poksta6718/
Pukšta676/
Paukshtys675/
Paukshtis673/
Paukschta671/
Pauksztys671/
Puxtey671/
Paukstaits631/
Paukštė62797/
Paukšta624/
Pukštys621/
Paukstaitts591/
Paukštys57328/
Paukštis5746/
Puxty55373/
Paukštytė53135/
Pukštaitė531/
Pixtey500/

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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 Pukste
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