Pinama Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Pinama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Piñama (1) are calculated separately.

Pinama (236) may also be a first name.

Pinama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pinama (Hindi: पिणमा, Oriya: ପିନାମା) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant: Piñama. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Pinama live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pinama is also the 583,008th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 236 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Pinama is most common in: Western Highlands, where 60 percent live, Madang, where 20 percent live and West Sepik, where 20 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piñama941/
Painama9228/
Pingama9227/
Poinama9214/
Pinamai9210/
Pinaema926/
Pionama924/
Pinamma923/
Pinhama921/
Pignama921/
Pinamas921/
Pingaama861/
Peinamma861/
Punama83377/
Penama83252/
Pinema8345/
Pinami8327/
Piname8312/
Pingahama809/
Punamma77111/
Pinomaa77106/
Punnama7768/
Punaama779/
Painame777/
Pingami776/
Painema774/
Pigname773/
Pinamoi772/
Pegnama772/
Pinamez771/
Punamay771/
Punaima771/
Pinamer771/
Penamah771/
Pineima771/
Pinaimo771/
Painami771/
Piename771/
Penamma771/
Punamaa771/
Punnamma711,077/
Penammas7129/
Penamats7114/
Phunamma719/
Painomaa715/
Punaimay711/
Pinahame711/
Pichinnamma711/
Penamaya711/
Penamast711/
Punaamma711/
Phenammat67207/
Pinhammer67125/
Pinomi6713/
Pinomo679/
Punema678/
Pinome676/
Penami676/
Penoma674/
Pename672/
Phenammas672/
Penamo672/
Punamo671/
Bpunnamma671/
Punoma671/

Pinama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinama in the Hindi language
पिणमाpinama96.55
पुर्णिमाpurnima3.45
Pinama in the Oriya language
ପିନାମାpinama66.67
ପୀନାମାpinama33.33

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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 Pinama
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