Punko Surname

126,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Punko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,4841:6,402889
Ukraine1,0161:44,8066,494
Russia6811:211,63423,101
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Canada711:518,95243,932
Transnistria531:8,9571,813
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England51:11,143,612252,590
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Puñko (28) & Puńko (1) are calculated separately.

Punko (28) may also be a first name.

Punko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punko (Russian: Пунько) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can also appear as: Puñko or Puńko. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,139th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,021,511 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Punko live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is carried by 1,484 people, or 1 in 6,402. In Belarus Punko is most common in: Brest Region, where 82 percent are found, Minsk, where 10 percent are found and Grodno Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Belarus Punko exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 28 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.

Punko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Punko last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Punko earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning $38,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $59,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puñko9328/
Puńko931/
Paunko9120/
Puynko916/
Punkod912/
Pungko912/
Punkot911/
Pounko911/
Puinko911/
Putenko83332/
Phuenko83164/
Pusenko8343/
Pungkho8333/
Punkosd8327/
Pucenko835/
Phunkho834/
Pounkou832/
Pounkop831/
Pungkoh831/
Phungko831/
Ponko80666/
Punka80270/
Punco8033/
Pumko804/
Phuengko77118/
Poungkot7749/
Pautenko7725/
Punkaová7725/
Paungkoh774/
Puszenko772/
Pausenko771/
Paucenko771/
Phunkhot771/
Puttenko771/
Phinko73325/
Punkka73203/
Phonko73200/
Poenko7388/
Pongko738/
Pungka734/
Punkad733/
Ponkou733/
Ponkoj733/
Ponkho731/
Punkha731/
Ponkoi731/
Puncoo731/
Ponkoh731/
Ponkko731/
Paunka731/
Pounka731/
Paunco731/
Puinco730/
Pauchenko71183/
Puschenko7140/
Phoungkot713/
Phuengkho712/
Phuengkoh711/
Phongko67669/
Phonkho67428/
Pushchenko67293/
Phingko67196/
Phoungkhot675/
Phumkoh675/
Paunkas673/
Pungkap673/
Puscheenko673/
Putenka672/
Pounkeu671/
Puncoch671/
Pounkas671/
Phunkad671/
Putenco671/
Pongkoh671/
Pongkho671/
Paunkat671/

Punko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punko in the Russian language
Пунькоpunko-

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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 Punko
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