Pinju Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Romania

Pinju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Romania401:501,94738,412
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pinju (1,331) may also be a first name.

Pinju Last Name Facts

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

Pinju (Bengali: পিঞ্জু, Hindi: पिंजु, Marathi: पींजू, Tibetan: པིན་རྒྱུ།) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinju? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Pinju reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pinju is also the 215,309th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,331 people.

The last name Pinju is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India Pinju is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 96 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pinjuh91954/
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Pinjus911/
Pindju911/
Pitnju911/
Pinuju911/
Phainju8385/
Pindjou8342/
Painjud836/
Pinjuha831/
Pienjou831/
Pincu80433/
Punju80214/
Pinéu8076/
Piniu8054/
Pinyu8018/
Penju8010/
Pinzu807/
Pinsu806/
Pinău804/
Pignu800/
Pinujuit771/
Pineau7322,125/
Pinchu73289/
Pienyu73176/
Pinhou73135/
Pfinyu7375/
Punjui7356/
Piniou7336/
Pinzup7323/
Pendju7321/
Pinyut7315/
Penuju7314/
Punjuy7312/
Pinyuh7311/
Painiu739/
Pinius739/
Pinshu738/
Painhu737/
Pineyu736/
Pingiu736/
Pinyou736/
Pignou735/
Penoju735/
Piniuś734/
Penjou734/
Pinhui733/
Penjeu733/
Pinjoo732/
Pinzau732/
Pinsau732/
Punjau732/
Pinsus732/
Pinsiu731/
Pinzus731/
Peinyu731/
Penjuh731/
Pinsou731/
Pinsud731/
Pignau731/
Peenju731/
Pinsuj731/
Pinsup731/
Pinzhu731/
Penjui731/
Poignu730/
Paineau671,090/
Pignoux67253/
Puignau67175/
Pignaud6798/
Puignou6766/
Phinius6758/
Pințoiu6737/
Pignaut6731/
Pigneux6729/
Pineiou6723/
Pinuyut6720/
Pinchui678/
Pingiou678/
Peanjud677/
Pinchus676/
Phainyu676/
Pinchou676/
Piniaau676/
Phinjoo674/
Pinchau673/
Poiniou672/
Pinsaut671/
Paineiu671/
Pinchut671/
Piñu671/
Pincheu671/
Pinzhou671/
Pncu671/
Pnsu671/
Phunjui671/
Phinchu671/
Pignutt670/

Pinju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinju in the Tibetan language
པིན་རྒྱུ།pingyu-
Pinju in the Bengali language
পিঞ্জুpinju-
Pinju in the Marathi language
पींजूpinju66.67
पंजूpanju33.33
Pinju in the Hindi language
पिंजुpinju25.49
पिंजूpinju21.57
पिन्जुpinju21.57
पिन्जूpinju17.65
पींजुpinju5.88
पीन्जुpinju2.94
पीन्जूpinju2.94
पिनजूpinaju0.98
पींजूpinju0.98

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