Puvaca Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Puvaca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puvaca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Puvača (197) are calculated separately.

Puvaca Last Name Facts

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

Puvaca is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Puvača. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puvaca? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Puvaca reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,057,151. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 75 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 25 percent are found. Barring Croatia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Serbia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puvača94197/
Puvatcha862/
Puvaza8310/
Puvakad774/
Puvakkad714/
Puvakkat712/
Puwasa6735/
Pouvatchy6729/
Puwaka6711/
Puwaza674/
Puvakkatt673/
Puwaci673/
Pusvatcet671/

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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 Puvaca
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