Pūķis Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pūķis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pūķis 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
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Pukis (187), Pukiś (19) & Pukiš (3) are calculated separately.

Pūķis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pūķis has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may appear in the variant forms: Pukis, Pukiś or Pukiš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pūķis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pūķis is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pūķis reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 341,674. Aside from Latvia it is found in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 14 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
Pukis87187/
Pukiś8019/
Pukiš803/
Pūcis801/
Piks6784/
Pigs6770/
Pics6719/
Pkis676/
Pūķe675/
Pūks672/
Pqis671/
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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 Pūķis
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