Pustu Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Pustu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pustu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1321:589,55631,889
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Pustu (31) may also be a first name.

Pustu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pustu is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pustu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pustu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pustu is the 1,391,595th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Pustu live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Pustu is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 31 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 589,556. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Trabzon Province, where 49 percent live, Kocaeli Province, where 29 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pustui911/
Pustut911/
Putu8910,697/
Poustus832/
Postu801,443/
Puttu801,191/
Pautu80702/
Puthu80409/
Phutu80336/
Putus80276/
Poutu80141/
Putut80109/
Putui8067/
Putuh8059/
Putau8025/
Pfutu8021/
Puutu8016/
Putou8015/
Putuy8012/
Pistu8012/
Putup8011/
Puytu808/
Puitu804/
Pudtu803/
Putuu802/
Peutu802/
Putux801/
Phaustus775/
Poutou73557/
Pouttu73429/
Pautou73237/
Phuthu73170/
Putoud7391/
Puitau7368/
Pautut7354/
Putoux7330/
Putaud7323/
Putaux7322/
Putahu7321/
Putout7317/
Phuttu7317/
Postui7316/
Postuj7310/
Postou739/
Putuha739/
Puttuh739/
Putusd733/
Puttup732/
Puthut732/
Putthu732/
Puttui732/
Postuy732/
Pautau731/
Pautuh731/
Phutuh731/
Pouthu731/
Puitut731/
Puttus731/
Posthu731/
Peutou731/
Puttou731/
Phutup731/
Postau731/
Pouteu731/
Potu676,878/
Poutout67392/
Poutoux6761/
Pautout6760/
Phutgou6721/
Pouthou679/
Pautaut672/
Phuthut671/
Poutaud671/
Puchtuh671/
Pautoux671/
Pautaud671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pustu
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