Pustak Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Pustak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 100 | 1:42,286 | 8,393 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Pusták (2) are calculated separately.
Pustak (438) may also be a first name.
Pustak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pustak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pustak (Hindi: पुस्तक, Marathi: तक, Oriya: ପୁ, Russian: Пустак) is most common in Croatia. It can also be found as: Pusták. Click here for other potential spellings of Pustak.
How Common Is The Last Name Pustak? popularity and diffusion
Pustak is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Pustak are found; 64 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Pustak is also the 409,668th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 438 people.
The last name Pustak is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 42,286. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 39 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 32 percent live and Zagreb County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Croatia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 17 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pusták | 94 | 2 | / |
| Pustake | 92 | 315 | / |
| Puustak | 92 | 17 | / |
| Pushtak | 92 | 6 | / |
| Pusztak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pusthake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pistak | 83 | 75 | / |
| Postak | 83 | 67 | / |
| Pustakova | 80 | 36 | / |
| Poshtak | 77 | 234 | / |
| Paustag | 77 | 23 | / |
| Pustoke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pistack | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pustaic | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pusztok | 77 | 2 | / |
| Piestak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pishtak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pushtakova | 75 | 12 | / |
| Putstock | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pisteauk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pisták | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pustogova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pustoc | 67 | 28 | / |
| Postac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Postok | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pustáková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Postag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posták | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pustoc'h | 57 | 133 | / |
| Pishtagh | 57 | 15 | / |
| Postoukh | 57 | 9 | / |
| Poustogue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pišták | 50 | 4 | / |
Pustak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pustak in the Marathi language | ||
| तक | taka | - |
| Pustak in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁ | pu | 92.31 |
| ଠାକୁର | thakura | 7.69 |
| Pustak in the Hindi language | ||
| पुस्तक | pustaka | 85.71 |
| पुस्ताक | pustaka | 14.29 |
| Pustak in the Russian language | ||
| Пустак | pustak | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pustak
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