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

The surname Puškarić is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also appear as: Puskarić, Puškarič or Puskaric. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puškarić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,862nd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,445,648 people. Puškarić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Puškarić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Karlovac County, where 27 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent reside and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Croatia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

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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