Puža Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Puža Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puža Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1071:99,37816,468
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392

The alternate forms: Puza (3,544), Půža (82) & Púža (1) are calculated separately.

Puža Last Name Facts

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

Puža is found most in Czechia. It can be found as a variant: Puza, Půža or Púža. Click here to see other potential spellings of Puža.

How Common Is The Last Name Puža? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puža is the 1,701,480th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Puža occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Puža live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Puža is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 99,378. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Vysočina Region, where 53 percent live, Karlovy Vary Region, where 19 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 19 percent live. Barring Czechia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 4 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puza923,544/
Půža9282/
Púža921/
Pauža89309/
Pužas8998/
Pužaj896/
Pužai891/
Paužas803/
Puja7523,213/
Puca7510,664/
Pusa755,986/
Pužo7586/
Pousa672,782/
Pusat671,772/
Pusca671,745/
Pujay671,399/
Pausa671,012/
Phuza67800/
Pusah67637/
Pouza67597/
Pauza67587/
Pucay67576/
Pudja67549/
Puzia67533/
Pusay67355/
Pusau67281/
Pujau67262/
Phusa67247/
Puzas67218/
Puisa67140/
Peuza67130/
Pusai67116/
Purza67111/
Pusad6793/
Pujai6769/
Pauja6766/
Pucea6758/
Peusa6753/
Puzai6743/
Pugia6739/
Pužej6731/
Pusap6727/
Pusaa6724/
Puzsa6723/
Puuja6721/
Pusas6721/
Putca6715/
Puzad6714/
Puzza6713/
Pujaa6710/
Puyca679/
Puija679/
Phuja676/
Peuja676/
Pujja676/
Pujaz676/
Pouja675/
Pieža674/
Pujaj674/
Pușca674/
Puesa673/
Puzha673/
Puzat673/
Phuca673/
Puiza673/
Pujca673/
Pužér672/
Paužaitė672/
Pucaj672/
Pujha671/
Pugea671/
Ppusa671/
Pujah671/
Puzaa671/
Puuca671/
Puzga671/
Puzay671/
Pūžas671/

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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
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  • 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 Puža
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