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

The surname Pukur is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pukur is the 2,843,861st most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Pukur reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

Pukur is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Pukur is most common in: East New Britain, where 78 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 11 percent reside and New Ireland, where 5 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pukur
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