Putnik Surname

185,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Putnik Surname User-submission:

Putnik, as to told to me by all of my relatives, means 'traveler'. In Serbia, there are Putnik hotels and Putnik Travel Agencies capitalizing on the meaning of this name.

Putnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia9471:7,545896
Croatia4041:10,4671,922
Russia3151:457,53443,030
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Bosnia and Herzegovina891:39,7355,539
Hungary751:130,88412,125
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Austria251:340,61736,996
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Putník (6) & Pútnik (1) are calculated separately.

Putnik (53) may also be a first name.

Putnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Putnik, as to told to me by all of my relatives, means 'traveler'. In Serbia, there are Putnik hotels and Putnik Travel Agencies capitalizing on the meaning of this name.

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Putnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Putnik (Arabic: بوتنيك, Russian: Путник) occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Putník or Pútnik. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Putnik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,837th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,196,292 people. Putnik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Putnik live; 65 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 53 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 7,545. In Serbia Putnik is most frequent in: South Banat District, where 39 percent are found, Belgrade, where 16 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Serbia Putnik is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.

Putnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Putnik last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Putnik last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Putnik earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% less than the national average, earning $46,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Putnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putnik in the Russian language
Путникputnik-
Putnik in the Arabic language
بوتنيكbwtnyk-

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