Puksts Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Puksts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puksts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia151:136,67019,278
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puksts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puksts is most common in Latvia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puksts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Puksts reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Puksts is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 136,670. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Latgale, where 67 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 27 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Latvia Puksts is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauksts9214/
Pukst915/
Pukste8347/
Paukst8330/
Paukste77125/
Pauksht7720/
Paukszt7718/
Pokst730/
Paukshte717/
Paukszte717/
Paukštė62797/
Pauksch6281/
Paukšte623/
Pukc602/
Paucksch5747/
Puccs551/

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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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  • 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 Puksts
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