Pushkar Surname

44,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pushkar Surname User-submission:

Pushkar is a Ukrainian surname, denoting someone who works with guns or rifles; a rifle-maker/smith (compare with the Slavic surname Puškar, which some Americans get this surname from). The word is derived from the word pushka, meaning 'rifle' in Ukrainian.

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Pushkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6,1481:7,404845
India2,8911:265,32915,215
Russia1,9201:75,0649,612
Belarus2561:37,1146,400
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Israel251:342,30528,607
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
England121:4,643,172139,951
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Pushkar (39,658) may also be a first name.

Pushkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pushkar is a Ukrainian surname, denoting someone who works with guns or rifles; a rifle-maker/smith (compare with the Slavic surname Puškar, which some Americans get this surname from). The word is derived from the word pushka, meaning 'rifle' in Ukrainian. The surname has spread to Belarus and Russia, especially when the three were part of each other.

This is also a surname found occasionally in Hindi-speaking areas of India, in which pushkar would be a shortening of some Hindi words combined to mean 'flower worker', referring to a gardener.

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The word Pushpkar is made up of two Hindi words (pushp and kar), where pushpa means 'flower' and kar means 'worker'. Together they refer to one who worked with flowers, a gardener. They belong to an Other Backward Caste in Uttar pradesh.

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Pushkar Last Name Facts

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

Pushkar (Bengali: পুষ্কর, Hindi: पुष्कर, Marathi: सुधाकर, Oriya: ପୁର, Russian: Пушкарь, Tibetan: པུཤ་དཀར་) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pushkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Pushkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pushkar is the 44,792nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 628,345 people. The surname Pushkar occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pushkar are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Pushkar is also the 22,357th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 39,658 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 6,148 people, or 1 in 7,404. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent live, Sumy Oblast, where 10 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Other than Ukraine it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.

Pushkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pushkar last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Pushkar are 10.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pushkar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $50,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $54,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puschkar9323/
Pushkart9313/
Poushkar935/
Pushkare933/
Phushkar931/
Pushkkar931/
Pushkhar931/
Puskar922,331/
Putschkar8820/
Pushchkar882/
Puszkar86461/
Pauskar86333/
Puskarz86288/
Pishkar8669/
Pushcar8665/
Puskare862/
Pusckar861/
Puskaar861/
Phuskar861/
Pouskar861/
Poshkar861/
Pushkarova82245/
Puszkarz80190/
Pushckor8029/
Pishkhar8021/
Pooshkar8010/
Pusczkar801/
Pouchkar801/
Puschcar801/
Poushkarova781/
Puschkarova781/
Puškar771,581/
Puskár77276/
Poskar77224/
Piskar77202/
Puscar7734/
Puzkar778/
Pučkar774/
Puskor771/
Puskarova7548/
Puskarová751/
Puskoor7147/
Puszkarová717/
Pauscar713/
Piskaar713/
Puczkar712/
Pushkorova711/
Pishkhor6741/
Pishkour672/
Puskeire671/

Pushkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pushkar in the Tibetan language
པུཤ་དཀར་pushakar-
Pushkar in the Bengali language
পুষ্করpuskara-
Pushkar in the Oriya language
ପୁରpura99.44
Pushkar in the Hindi language
पुष्करpuskara98.62
पुश्करpuskara0.45
पुष्कारpuskara0.27
पुषकरpusakara0.26
पूष्करpuskara0.19
पुशकरpusakara0.09
पुुष्करpuuskara0.02
पुस्करpuskara0.02
ुपुष्करupuskara0.01
पुशकारpusakara0.01
पूषकरpusakara0.01
पु्ष्करpuskara0.01
ंपुष्करmpuskara0.01
पुूष्करpuuskara0.01
कुमारkumara0.01
Pushkar in the Marathi language
सुधाकरsudhakara37.93
पुषकरpusakara20.69
पुसःकरpusahkara6.9
पुशकरpusakara6.9
पूरकरpurakara6.9
पुशखरpusakhara3.45
पुषर्करpusarkara3.45
पुरूकरpurukara3.45
हेकरhekara3.45
पुषकर्pusakar3.45
पुरकरpurakara3.45
Pushkar in the Russian language
Пушкарьpuskar-

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