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
Puskas (Russian: Пускась) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or 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 name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puskas? popularity and diffusion
Puskas is the 128,298th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,062,124 people. This surname is mostly found 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 commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
This last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 1,442 people, or 1 in 13,924. In Romania Puskas is most common in: Harghita County, where 32 percent are found, Satu Mare County, where 22 percent are found and Mureș County, where 20 percent are found. Besides Romania this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Puskas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Puskas surname 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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