Pukšec Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pukšec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pukšec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2681:15,7783,175
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Puksec (23) are calculated separately.

Pukšec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pukšec is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Puksec. Click here for other possible spellings of Pukšec.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukšec? popularity and diffusion

Pukšec is the 933,049th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name Pukšec is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pukšec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 15,778. In Croatia Pukšec is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 78 percent live, Zagreb County, where 10 percent live and Karlovac County, where 3 percent live. Beside Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puksec9423/
Pukšic833/
Pukšič67441/
Pukšić6765/
Puksic6750/
Pukšicová679/
Puksich6226/
Puigsech5756/
Puigseck575/
Puxes559/
Pukschitz5331/
Pucsek50141/
Pugzík5021/
Puksis509/
Puksić508/
Pucsik504/
Pugzik501/
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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 Pukšec
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