Puskas Surname
Approximately 3,534 people bear this surname
Puskas Surname User-submission:
This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a gunner or rifle-man, someone who owned, sold, and used guns/rifles. It is derived from Hungarian puska, puskás, meaning 'gun' or, 'rifle'.
Puskas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,442 | 1:13,924 | 1,792 |
| United States | 1,177 | 1:307,952 | 28,288 |
| Canada | 258 | 1:142,812 | 14,673 |
| Germany | 100 | 1:805,055 | 59,076 |
| Hungary | 87 | 1:112,831 | 10,739 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1:1,428,990 | 29,746 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Puskás (7,960), Puskàs (1), Puskaš (1), Puškaš (567), Puskáš (4), Puşkaş (1), Puškáš (261) & Puškás (2) are calculated separately.
Puskas (19) may also be a first name.
Puskas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a gunner or rifle-man, someone who owned, sold, and used guns/rifles. It is derived from Hungarian puska, puskás, meaning 'gun' or, 'rifle'.
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Puskas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puskas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puskas (Russian: Пускась) occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Puskás, Puskàs, Puskaš, Puškaš, Puskáš, Puşkaş, Puškáš or Puškás. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puskas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 128,298th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,062,124 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Puskas are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Puskas is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 1,442 people, or 1 in 13,924. In Romania Puskas is most numerous in: Harghita County, where 32 percent live, Satu Mare County, where 22 percent live and Mureș County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Puskas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Puskas last name are 13.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Puskas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $44,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $55,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puskás | 94 | 7,960 | / |
| Puskàs | 94 | 1 | / |
| Puskaš | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pouskas | 92 | 29 | / |
| Pushkas | 92 | 21 | / |
| Puskats | 92 | 10 | / |
| Puskash | 92 | 7 | / |
| Puskasz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Puškaš | 89 | 567 | / |
| Puskáš | 89 | 4 | / |
| Puşkaş | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pushkash | 86 | 1,275 | / |
| Puszkasz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puscas | 83 | 8,676 | / |
| Puškáš | 83 | 261 | / |
| Poskas | 83 | 52 | / |
| Puskos | 83 | 7 | / |
| Piskas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Puškás | 83 | 2 | / |
| Puskasova | 80 | 28 | / |
| Puskasová | 80 | 7 | / |
| Puescas | 77 | 2,373 | / |
| Pieskas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Puskosz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puskacz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puschkasch | 75 | 20 | / |
| Pushkach | 71 | 42 | / |
| Pushkashova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pushcash | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pishkash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puszkacz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puskásová | 67 | 75 | / |
| Piskos | 67 | 61 | / |
| Puscaş | 67 | 8 | / |
| Poskos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poscas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Piscas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poškas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puskašová | 67 | 1 | / |
Puskas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puskas in the Russian language | ||
| Пускась | puskas | - |
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