Puskas Surname

128,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,4421:13,9241,792
United States1,1771:307,95228,288
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Hungary871:112,83110,739
England631:884,41445,970
Australia451:599,90442,958
Botswana441:49,7039,263
France411:1,620,066149,911
Austria401:212,88626,249
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Israel121:713,13647,700
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

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 surname Puskas (Russian: Пускась) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Puskás, Puskàs, Puskaš, Puškaš, Puskáš, Puşkaş, Puškáš or Puškás. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puskas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puskas is the 128,298th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,062,124 people. The surname Puskas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Puskas are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Puskas is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 1,442 people, or 1 in 13,924. In Romania Puskas is most common in: Harghita County, where 32 percent reside, Satu Mare County, where 22 percent reside and Mureș County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Romania it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Puskas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puskas last name are 13.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.55% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puskás947,960/
Puskàs941/
Puskaš941/
Pouskas9229/
Pushkas9221/
Puskats9210/
Puskash927/
Puskasz921/
Puškaš89567/
Puskáš894/
Puşkaş891/
Pushkash861,275/
Puszkasz861/
Puscas838,676/
Puškáš83261/
Poskas8352/
Puskos837/
Piskas832/
Puškás832/
Puskasova8028/
Puskasová807/
Puescas772,373/
Pieskas772/
Puskosz771/
Puskacz771/
Puschkasch7520/
Pushkach7142/
Pushkashova718/
Pushcash714/
Pishkash711/
Puszkacz711/
Puskásová6775/
Piskos6761/
Puscaş678/
Poskos674/
Poscas673/
Piscas672/
Poškas671/
Puskašová671/

Puskas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puskas in the Russian language
Пускасьpuskas-

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