Pukuni Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Pukuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 65 | 1:8,924 | 1,489 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Pukuni (95) may also be a first name.
Pukuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pukuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pukuni has its highest incidence in The Solomon Islands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pukuni? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Pukuni live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Pukuni is also the 974,243rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 95 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 8,924. In The Solomon Islands Pukuni is most common in: Guadalcanal Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pukunui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Poukouni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pukini | 83 | 51 | / |
| Pikuni | 83 | 7 | / |
| Pukuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paukune | 77 | 50 | / |
| Pikouni | 77 | 34 | / |
| Pokunai | 77 | 18 | / |
| Pukunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puskune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phukoni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phukuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokouni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pukkuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puikini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phikunni | 71 | 94 | / |
| Pukienei | 71 | 40 | / |
| Poukouna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pukunhaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pikunnoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pucuna | 67 | 1,431 | / |
| Pikini | 67 | 613 | / |
| Phikunnoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Phukkunna | 67 | 40 | / |
| Picuni | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pokoni | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pukhumnoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phikkhuni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pukine | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pukuni
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