Panua Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Panua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3561:2,154,67872,239
Indonesia1841:718,74655,532
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Panua (537) may also be a first name.

Panua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panua (Hindi: पनुआ, Oriya: ପାଣୁଆ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 558,412th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Panua live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 363,820th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 537 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 2,154,678. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 67 percent reside, Odisha, where 28 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 2 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panuea9134/
Phanua918/
Pannua917/
Panhua916/
Painua913/
Panuay913/
Painuea8335/
Panhuat8311/
Panhuap8310/
Pannuea837/
Phannua833/
Panuaiy833/
Panhuay831/
Panuhah831/
Paannua831/
Patnuad830/
Panva80342/
Panba8089/
Panwa8057/
Ponua8022/
Panuo806/
Phannuea7799/
Phanhuap774/
Paenhuay771/
Patenuad771/
Phanwa73383/
Panwai73240/
Panbah73124/
Paumba73106/
Panhwa7347/
Panbay7336/
Panbai7312/
Panbou738/
Panvat737/
Panvad736/
Panvai734/
Panbha734/
Panwaz732/
Panhuo732/
Paunva732/
Pamnwa731/
Panuoy731/
Panvas731/
Panvah731/
Panwou731/
Penhua731/
Panwha731/
Phanwai6793/
Paumbay6710/
Pahanba676/
Ponnuat675/
Pahanva671/
Ponuoha671/
Phanwha671/
Phanhva671/
Panvaha671/
Panhwaz671/
Paanwat671/
Paanbai671/

Panua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panua in the Hindi language
पनुआpanu'a77.78
पन्उाpanua11.11
पंउाpamua11.11
Panua in the Oriya language
ପାଣୁଆpanu'a72.76
ପନୁଆpanu'a12.69
ପଣୁଆpanu'a4.64
ପନୁଆଁpanu'am3.1
ପାନୁଆpanu'a2.79
ପାଣୂଆpanu'a0.62
ପଞୁଆpanu'a0.31
ପାଣୁpanu0.31
ପନୂଆpanu'a0.31

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Panua
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