Poonum Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poonum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poonum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Poonum (293) may also be a first name.

Poonum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poonum (Hindi: पूनम) is found most in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Poonum.

How Common Is The Last Name Poonum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Poonum is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Poonum live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 515,650th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 293 people.

The surname Poonum is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Poonum is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 100 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poomnum921/
Phoonum921/
Ponum915/
Phoomnum861/
Poinum8318/
Pomnum8311/
Ponoum838/
Ponnum837/
Pongum835/
Poonun832/
Pounum831/
Phonum831/
Poonom831/
Potnum831/
Ponaum831/
Poongun77149/
Phomnum7789/
Photnum7737/
Phongum7731/
Pongnum778/
Phonoum772/
Pongoum771/
Ponon73404/
Panum73345/
Ponom73121/
Punum7366/
Ponun732/
Poñon731/
Poungoum7155/
Phongnum7124/
Phoonhom711/
Phomnumm711/
Pannum67554/
Poonon67189/
Pangum67171/
Pumnum67142/
Putnum6767/
Panoon6765/
Phunum6740/
Ponaun6728/
Ponnon6717/
Pongun6715/
Panhum679/
Poinon679/
Panoum675/
Punnum674/
Pagnum673/
Panaum673/
Patnum673/
Ponhom672/
Ponung672/
Pongnumth671/
Panoom671/
Ponune671/
Punume671/
Poynon671/
Phongnoum671/
Ponoon671/
Ponnom671/
Phonun671/

Poonum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poonum in the Hindi language
पूनमpunama91.89
पूनुमpunuma5.41
पूनूमpunuma2.7

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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 Poonum
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