Pukys Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Pukys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pukys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1691:17,9563,276
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Pūkys (10), Pukyš (6) & Pukýš (30) are calculated separately.

Pukys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pukys is carried by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Pūkys, Pukyš or Pukýš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,064,392nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Pukys are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Lithuania, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 17,956. In Lithuania Pukys is most common in: Vilnius County, where 68 percent are found, Panevėžys County, where 18 percent are found and Kaunas County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Lithuania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Pukys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pukys surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Pukys earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pūkys9310/
Pukyš936/
Pukysh91772/
Puikys9119/
Puckys911/
Puky89108/
Pukýš8730/
Pushkys833/
Puchkys831/
Pukis80187/
Pukay80147/
Pukyi80132/
Pujky8055/
Pukoy8030/
Pukey8029/
Pucky8019/
Pukky8018/
Puhky8017/
Pukiy808/
Pukyt807/
Pukes805/
Pukhy801/
Pauky800/
Pukyshch772/
Puckey73868/
Pukies7397/
Phukyi7369/
Pukish7363/
Peukes7324/
Pukesh7322/
Puskey7319/
Poukey7315/
Puikis7312/
Puhkis7312/
Puskis738/
Paukay737/
Putkis737/
Poukis737/
Paukiy737/
Piekys736/
Pukaya735/
Puckes735/
Pujkis733/
Pukytė733/
Pukych732/
Puckis732/
Pukkis732/
Phusky731/
Puckuy731/
Pukisz731/
Poukky731/
Puhkyi731/
Paukyt731/
Pukets731/
Putkes731/
Pukhis731/
Paukey731/
Pokoys731/
Pukhay731/
Pukuis730/
Puka675,917/
Puke672,112/
Puki67601/
Poukish6782/
Puschky6720/
Pushkis6710/
Puckies679/
Pushkey676/
Pukhych673/
Pouskey671/
Putkets671/
Pukkaya671/
Phukhay671/
Pusskey671/
Pukkies671/
Pukj671/
Puckets670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pukys
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