Phunu Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Phunu (828) may also be a first name.

Phunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phunu (Oriya: ଫୁନୁ, Tibetan: ཕུན་ནུ།) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phunu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phunu is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Phunu is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Phunu are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 283,824th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 828 people.

The surname Phunu is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 547,584. In Thailand Phunu is most frequent in: Nonthaburi Province, where 47 percent reside, Nakhon Sawan Province, where 36 percent reside and Bangkok, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Phunu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phunu Last Name Statistics demography

Phunu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning R 170,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunut91687/
Phungu91428/
Phunnu9157/
Phunui9127/
Phunuj914/
Phumnu914/
Phunud911/
Phugnu911/
Punu891,732/
Phunnut83273/
Phumnui8348/
Phumnut8317/
Phunuch835/
Phutnui834/
Phunush831/
Pungu8011,417/
Punuh80482/
Punnu80324/
Punut80211/
Punau80195/
Paunu80176/
Pounu80114/
Punus8090/
Punud8044/
Puinu8010/
Pfunu808/
Puenu805/
Punui804/
Phonu804/
Phinu801/
Putnu801/
Punou801/
Phunnuch773/
Phungnut771/
Phumnuch771/
Pounou7368/
Paunus7353/
Phonui7347/
Pumnut7344/
Punnus7335/
Phienu7333/
Pungau7325/
Pugnau7325/
Putnui7313/
Punnut7310/
Punuch739/
Pungou738/
Peunou737/
Pumnui736/
Phonuy736/
Punnuy734/
Punnuh733/
Punush733/
Pumnup732/
Pounus731/
Punaud731/
Punhou731/
Punnuu731/
Paungu731/
Pfungu731/
Peuneu731/
Punuha731/
Punuuz731/
Pounau731/
Phoonu731/
Putnut731/
Putnuy731/
Punnui731/
Putnau730/
Pinu671,590/
Funu67587/
Ponu67376/
Poungou67334/
Puignau67175/
Phonnui6799/
Vunu6767/
Puignou6766/
Pounaud6735/
Pugnoud6719/
Punnuch673/
Pugnaud673/
Pumnuch672/
Peugnou671/
Peunaud671/
Pugnaut671/
Poumnou671/
Pumnutt671/
Pounouh671/
Pougnou671/
Phinnui671/
Pungnut671/

Phunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phunu in the Tibetan language
ཕུན་ནུ།pünnu-
Phunu in the Oriya language
ଫୁନୁphunu-

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