Pushkar Surname
Approximately 11,598 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePushkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 6,148 | 1:7,404 | 845 |
| India | 2,891 | 1:265,329 | 15,215 |
| Russia | 1,920 | 1:75,064 | 9,612 |
| Belarus | 256 | 1:37,114 | 6,400 |
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Transnistria | 17 | 1:27,923 | 4,766 |
| Moldova | 17 | 1:209,492 | 19,497 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
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.
- deleted-173293The 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.
- 01sneha_pushpakar.Pushkar Demographics
Pushkar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puschkar | 93 | 23 | / |
| Pushkart | 93 | 13 | / |
| Poushkar | 93 | 5 | / |
| Pushkare | 93 | 3 | / |
| Phushkar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pushkkar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pushkhar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Puskar | 92 | 2,331 | / |
| Putschkar | 88 | 20 | / |
| Pushchkar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Puszkar | 86 | 461 | / |
| Pauskar | 86 | 333 | / |
| Puskarz | 86 | 288 | / |
| Pishkar | 86 | 69 | / |
| Pushcar | 86 | 65 | / |
| Puskare | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pusckar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puskaar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phuskar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pouskar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poshkar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pushkarova | 82 | 245 | / |
| Puszkarz | 80 | 190 | / |
| Pushckor | 80 | 29 | / |
| Pishkhar | 80 | 21 | / |
| Pooshkar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pusczkar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouchkar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puschcar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poushkarova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Puschkarova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Puškar | 77 | 1,581 | / |
| Puskár | 77 | 276 | / |
| Poskar | 77 | 224 | / |
| Piskar | 77 | 202 | / |
| Puscar | 77 | 34 | / |
| Puzkar | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pučkar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Puskor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puskarova | 75 | 48 | / |
| Puskarová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puskoor | 71 | 47 | / |
| Puszkarová | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pauscar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Piskaar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Puczkar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pushkorova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pishkhor | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pishkour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puskeire | 67 | 1 | / |
Pushkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pushkar in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུཤ་དཀར་ | pushakar | - |
| Pushkar in the Bengali language | ||
| পুষ্কর | puskara | - |
| Pushkar in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁର | pura | 99.44 |
| Pushkar in the Hindi language | ||
| पुष्कर | puskara | 98.62 |
| पुश्कर | puskara | 0.45 |
| पुष्कार | puskara | 0.27 |
| पुषकर | pusakara | 0.26 |
| पूष्कर | puskara | 0.19 |
| पुशकर | pusakara | 0.09 |
| पुुष्कर | puuskara | 0.02 |
| पुस्कर | puskara | 0.02 |
| ुपुष्कर | upuskara | 0.01 |
| पुशकार | pusakara | 0.01 |
| पूषकर | pusakara | 0.01 |
| पु्ष्कर | puskara | 0.01 |
| ंपुष्कर | mpuskara | 0.01 |
| पुूष्कर | puuskara | 0.01 |
| कुमार | kumara | 0.01 |
| Pushkar in the Marathi language | ||
| सुधाकर | sudhakara | 37.93 |
| पुषकर | pusakara | 20.69 |
| पुसःकर | pusahkara | 6.9 |
| पुशकर | pusakara | 6.9 |
| पूरकर | purakara | 6.9 |
| पुशखर | pusakhara | 3.45 |
| पुषर्कर | pusarkara | 3.45 |
| पुरूकर | purukara | 3.45 |
| हेकर | hekara | 3.45 |
| पुषकर् | pusakar | 3.45 |
| पुरकर | purakara | 3.45 |
| Pushkar in the Russian language | ||
| Пушкарь | puskar | - |
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