Puž Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Puž Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Puž 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
Croatia1381:30,6426,290
Slovenia461:54,0808,674
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Puz (1,640) & Puź (1) are calculated separately.

Puž Last Name Facts

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

Puž occurs most in Croatia. It may also be rendered as: Puz or Puź. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puž? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Puž is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Puž are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 30,642. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 52 percent are found and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 48 percent are found. Excluding Croatia Puž is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 25 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

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
Puz891,640/
Puź891/
Puc6729,302/
Pus671,572/
Puš67381/
Puj67248/
Pužová67198/
Puč6758/
Pužova6721/
Puś676/

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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 Puž
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