Puani Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Puani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Puani (255) may also be a first name.

Puani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puani (Hindi: प्ूानी, Marathi: पुज़ांज़ी, Oriya: ପୁଆନି) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Puani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Puani occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Puani reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Puani is also the 557,860th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 255 people.

The surname Puani is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 100 percent live. Barring India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhani9116/
Puangi9111/
Mpuani911/
Puaini911/
Puannoi83230/
Mpuanyi834/
Puangoi831/
Puhanni831/
Puhanai831/
Puana80644/
Buani80341/
Pwani80322/
Puane80285/
Puanj8012/
Pvani809/
Puoni807/
Puany801/
Puangnoi77108/
Puangnui772/
Puangnai771/
Buanoi731,160/
Buangi73203/
Puhane73159/
Buhani7379/
Buanyi7368/
Buanui7365/
Buanis7324/
Buanai7320/
Buaini7318/
Pwangi7310/
Puanna739/
Mpuane739/
Pwanis736/
Buanie736/
Puhaná733/
Puhaný732/
Buanit731/
Puanhe731/
Vuhani731/
Vuanyi731/
Ìpuana731/
Puanee731/
Puanes731/
Puanha731/
Pwgani731/
Pwanni731/
Puogni731/
Bouhani67865/
Mpwanyi6757/
Buhaini6734/
Puhanes6716/
Puhaina672/
Buhangi672/
Buanniz672/
Bhuhani672/
Bhuanit671/
Buannie671/
Pouhane671/
Puagnoy671/

Puani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puani in the Hindi language
प्ूानीpuani-
Puani in the Oriya language
ପୁଆନିpu'ani-
Puani in the Marathi language
पुज़ांज़ीpuzanzi33.33
पुआनीpu'ani33.33
पुंनीpunni33.33

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Footnotes

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