Pungartnik Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pungartnik Surname User-submission:

The surname Pungartnik or Pungertnik comes from Ladino Pungart (פּונגארט) meaning 'the one who makes bags' or 'a bag'. In Slavic surrounding it gained ending -nik. There are also some places in Switzerland and Slovenija named Pungert and they are wrongly identified with origin German Baumgarten, what is very unlikable.

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Pungartnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5971:4,167776
France261:2,554,720189,486
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pungartnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pungartnik or Pungertnik comes from Ladino Pungart (פּונגארט) meaning 'the one who makes bags' or 'a bag'. In Slavic surrounding it gained ending -nik. There are also some places in Switzerland and Slovenija named Pungert and they are wrongly identified with origin German Baumgarten, what is very unlikable.

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Pungartnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pungartnik occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pungartnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungartnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pungartnik is the 491,715th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,828,449 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pungartnik reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 4,167. In Slovenia Pungartnik is primarily found in: Savinja, where 47 percent live, Carinthia, where 26 percent live and Drava, where 10 percent live. Apart from Slovenia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Pungartnik Last Name Statistics demography

Pungartnik earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.89% more than the national average, earning $63,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungertnik9045/
Pungartnig9016/
Pungartnić9015/

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