Pukani Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Pukani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pukani (217) may also be a first name.
Pukani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pukani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pukani (Marathi: पुकानी, Oriya: ପୁକନୀ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pukani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Pukani are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 217 people.
Pukani is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 385,956. In Zimbabwe Pukani is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 58 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puskani | 92 | 32 | / |
| Phukani | 92 | 7 | / |
| Pukhani | 92 | 7 | / |
| Pfukani | 92 | 5 | / |
| Pukanich | 86 | 54 | / |
| Pukainis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pikani | 83 | 513 | / |
| Pukane | 83 | 272 | / |
| Pokani | 83 | 133 | / |
| Pukana | 83 | 111 | / |
| Pucani | 83 | 31 | / |
| Pukeni | 83 | 26 | / |
| Puskanich | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pushkhani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phikani | 77 | 831 | / |
| Phukane | 77 | 136 | / |
| Pukomni | 77 | 105 | / |
| Pukaine | 77 | 61 | / |
| Pikanie | 77 | 46 | / |
| Pikhani | 77 | 33 | / |
| Pokanai | 77 | 32 | / |
| Phukana | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pikkani | 77 | 20 | / |
| Puikane | 77 | 11 | / |
| Puekeni | 77 | 11 | / |
| Phukeni | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pokhani | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pukkana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pukanha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pukhana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ppukana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phokani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pickani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paukeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokkani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pfukeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phukanj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phukoni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pukeniy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phukhamnoi | 75 | 115 | / |
| Phukanha | 71 | 192 | / |
| Phukhana | 71 | 123 | / |
| Pfukenyi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Pukanecz | 71 | 22 | / |
| Pukanych | 71 | 22 | / |
| Phukheni | 71 | 11 | / |
| Puskasne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pikaanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puchhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pikkhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pheukana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poukouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Putkaner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokane | 67 | 636 | / |
| Pokana | 67 | 502 | / |
| Pikane | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pocani | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pikeni | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pokoni | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puqane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paukanych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pooykhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pukāne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pucana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pickannie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puqana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pucane | 67 | 1 | / |
Pukani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pukani in the Marathi language | ||
| पुकानी | pukani | 50 |
| पुकनी | pukani | 50 |
| Pukani in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁକନୀ | pukani | 40 |
| ପୁକନି | pukani | 40 |
| ପୂକନୀ | pukani | 20 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pukani
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