Puškarić Surname

197,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Puškarić Surname User-submission:

The surname Puškarić have showed up in 15 or 16 century. The ancestor used to make rifles and, during the wars with Turkey, Hungarian or Croatian king have called him to make weapons for the army.

Puškarić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,9181:2,205149
Bosnia and Herzegovina1001:35,3645,202
Serbia511:140,0979,935
Slovenia441:56,5388,862
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Puskarić (29), Puškarič (6) & Puskaric (436) are calculated separately.

Puškarić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Puškarić have showed up in 15 or 16 century. The ancestor used to make rifles and, during the wars with Turkey, Hungarian or Croatian king have called him to make weapons for the army.

- puskaric
DNA test information

Puškarić Last Name Facts

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

Puškarić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Puskarić, Puškarič or Puskaric. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puškarić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 197,862nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,445,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Puškarić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Puškarić is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,918 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Karlovac County, where 27 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent live and Serbia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puskarić9629/
Puškarič966/
Pukarić931/
Puskaric92436/
Pucarić8011/
Piškorić75135/
Puškarec753/
Puskarich71589/
Puskarits7123/
Puskaritz7112/
Pushkaric7111/
Pukharich711/
Pokorić6717/
Pushkarich679/
Piskorić637/
Puschkaritz632/
Pucarich631/
Puskorics594/
Puskorich591/
Pushkarets568/
Pushcarich565/
Pokoric531/
Pokarets5031/
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