Puška Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Puška Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puška Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2551:41,7006,898
Bosnia and Herzegovina1321:26,7914,329
Slovakia951:56,17310,849
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Puska (1,530) are calculated separately.

Puška Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puška is most common in Czechia. It may occur as a variant: Puska. Click here for other potential spellings of Puška.

How Common Is The Last Name Puška? popularity and diffusion

It is the 632,228th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Puška live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Puška is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 41,700. In Czechia Puška is primarily found in: Hradec Králové Region, where 16 percent are found, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 15 percent are found and Plzeň Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Czechia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 27 percent are found and Slovakia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puska931,530/
Puškaš91567/
Pauška9115/
Puškaj911/
Poška80969/
Puško809/
Pučka806/
Pushka731,431/
Puszka73741/
Puškáš73261/
Puczka73251/
Puuska73191/
Pauska73167/
Puskai73126/
Pouska73121/
Puškáč7358/
Phuska7314/
Puskay737/
Puškeľ736/
Puzzka736/
Puzska735/
Puskaj734/
Pauško734/
Puskad732/
Puškás732/
Putško732/
Pudska731/
Puskau731/
Puskaš731/
Puşkaş731/
Puscka731/
Pouskas6729/
Puskats6710/
Puskash677/
Puschka672/
Puskacz671/
Puskasz671/
Puushka671/
Puczkat671/
Poutska671/
Puskait671/
Puszkka671/
Putchka670/

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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 Puška
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