Puss Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Puss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Slovakia801:66,70612,954
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Finland81:687,08836,047
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Püss (123) & Pušš (6) are calculated separately.

Puss (35) may also be a first name.

Puss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puss (Georgian: პუსს) is most common in Estonia. It may also appear as a variant: Püss or Pušš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puss is the 684,148th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Puss live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Puss is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 15,020. Other than Estonia Puss exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 17 percent are found.

Puss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puss surname increased 107 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puss Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Puss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.09% more than the national average, earning $53,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.15% more than the national average, earning $66,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püss92123/
Pusse89228/
Pauss89105/
Peuss8950/
Pouss8926/
Phuss8915/
Puszs891/
Pusst891/
Puiss890/
Pus861,572/
Pušš836/
Pousse801,303/
Pausse8012/
Poushs801/
Peusse801/
Pussch801/
Phauss800/
Poss755,596/
Paus755,467/
Puse753,322/
Pous752,440/
Pust752,338/
Pusz751,445/
Phus751,390/
Push751,364/
Puis751,278/
Peus75333/
Pusp75136/
Puus7513/
Puhs754/
Póss753/
Pgus752/
Hpus751/
Pusd751/
Puzs751/
Puys751/
Pussová7350/
Poushsh7310/
Pussova736/
Pu671,352,034/
Pusch6712,321/
Pause673,483/
Paust671,040/
Pushp67932/
Poust67683/
Pfaus67364/
Puust67240/
Poush67229/
Pausz67206/
Peuse67203/
Pahus67190/
Paush67182/
Putse67152/
Pauts67110/
Pohus67100/
Phuse6786/
Pouts6782/
Pouse6771/
Puise6769/
Puhst6762/
Puits6756/
Peust6752/
Puhse6736/
Poess6726/
Pushh6724/
Pushe6718/
Peuhs6714/
Puuts679/
Peush679/
Pusxz677/
Pfuse676/
Pusdp674/
Pushd673/
Pouds673/
Phoss673/
Pheus673/
Puush673/
Pusht673/
Phaus672/
Pooss671/
Puspp671/
Pouhs671/
Peussová671/
Phous671/
Phusp671/
Possš671/
Pudse671/
Pusxh671/
Puyts671/
Puist671/
Pfous670/
Peuts670/
Pauds670/
Pfuis670/
Puyse670/

Puss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puss in the Georgian language
პუსსpuss-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puss
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