Cognomen Putinas (Putinas 
, פוטין 
, Путинас 
) , all around the world, is a rare family name. The last name Putinas is habitual in Lithuania, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Lithuania, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Putinas is the forename as well as the last name.