Pukur Surname

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

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pukur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Pukur (30) may also be a first name.

Pukur Last Name Facts

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

Pukur is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukur? popularity and diffusion

Pukur is the 2,843,861st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Pukur live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 79 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 30 people.

The surname Pukur is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Pukur is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 78 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 11 percent live and New Ireland, where 5 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukour916/
Pukeur911/
Pukure911/
Paukhur831/
Pikur80189/
Pukor8026/
Pokur8018/
Pikhur73186/
Pikkur7361/
Pikeur7343/
Piekur7311/
Pickur737/
Pucure736/
Pikaur736/
Phokur736/
Phukor733/
Pokkur733/
Paukor731/
Paucur731/
Piqueur67184/
Piekeur6712/
Pikkeur676/
Pickeur672/
Pucheur670/
Pickhaur620/
Peucheur620/
Picur60266/
Pokor60254/
Pocur601/
Pucor601/
Peuqueurt572/
Piqeur5515/
Pokorz558/
Phocur551/
Phokhor501/

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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 Pukur
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