Puna Surname

3,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Puna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal142,0451:20142
Angola6,9021:3,910570
India4,1811:183,46511,187
Pakistan1,3751:129,9233,716
DR Congo8691:85,0179,735
Philippines7921:127,82621,872
Slovakia1871:28,5374,924
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia441:613,53943,545
England411:1,358,97760,528
Cook Islands381:47855
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
France121:5,535,227269,324
Albania91:323,78416,217
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Puña (407) & Puná (1) are calculated separately.

Puna (76,147) may also be a first name.

Puna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puna (Bengali: পুনা, Hindi: पूना, Marathi: पुना, Oriya: ପୁନା, Russian: Пуна, Tibetan: པུ་ན་) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Puña or Puná. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puna is the 3,562nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,289 people. The surname Puna is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Puna live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,907th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 76,147 people.

It is most common in Nepal, where it is held by 142,045 people, or 1 in 201. In Nepal Puna is most frequent in: Rapti, where 44 percent reside, Dhawalagiri, where 23 percent reside and Lumbini, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nepal it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 4 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Puna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Puna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puna surname expanded 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Puna surname are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Puna earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.55% less than the national average, earning R 155,544 per year; in United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.38% more than the national average, earning $65,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puña92407/
Puná921/
Punay8910,252/
Punga8910,213/
Phuna899,131/
Punna895,932/
Pauna893,168/
Pouna891,727/
Păuna89834/
Punai89497/
Putna89491/
Pugna89486/
Punad89199/
Punau89195/
Punah89103/
Punaa8996/
Peuna8991/
Puena8967/
Puina8954/
Punas8942/
Pusna8932/
Puuna8924/
Punea8920/
Punaj8916/
Pujna8916/
Punat8911/
Pumna893/
Pun'a892/
Pfuna892/
Punap891/
Punoa891/
Puinay802,219/
Pounga80631/
Pounah80417/
Paunga80304/
Phutna80280/
Pumnea80269/
Phunga80224/
Puinat80207/
Pungay80173/
Paunas80152/
Puhyna80141/
Pugnat80138/
Paunat80122/
Puenea80113/
Punaya8090/
Phunat8083/
Paunay8032/
Punaha8027/
Pugnau8025/
Pungau8025/
Pugnea8022/
Phunna8022/
Punnaa8021/
Phuena8021/
Pungai8018/
Pahuna8010/
Punhad808/
Punnai808/
Punnah808/
Phunaj808/
Puinah807/
Punhap807/
Putnat805/
Pfunga805/
Punnay804/
Pungaj804/
Pausna804/
Punnga804/
Paunai804/
Pouina804/
Punnas803/
Putnai803/
Pounna803/
Punaja802/
Punaiy802/
Putnay802/
Pungna802/
Punnat801/
Punapp801/
Punnaj801/
Punnea801/
Puunaa801/
Puunay801/
Puunha801/
Puinas801/
Peutna801/
Pfunai801/
Putnas801/
Paunad801/
Pfouna801/
Phunay801/
Puinga801/
Puinha801/
Punaij801/
Punuha801/
Pougna801/
Poumna801/
Pounaa801/
Pounai801/
Pounau801/
Punahe801/
Punhas801/
Phauna801/
Punaud801/
Pugnas801/
Puinna801/
Pusnaa801/
Putnau800/
Pounay800/
Puno7517,112/
Pona755,858/
Puni754,395/
Pune753,786/
Punj753,551/
Puny7529/
Punh752/
Phuinna73418/
Phunnai73368/
Puggina73315/
Puignau73175/
Phuinga73157/
Phuenna73106/
Phunaya73100/
Paugnat7366/
Phunaha7353/
Phumnat7352/
Phunnat7347/
Pouneau7339/
Pounaud7335/
Pounnas7322/
Punnaya7318/
Puttnat7312/
Pounath739/
Phounna734/
Punaich734/
Pougnas734/
Pugnaud733/
Phungna733/
Puhnaia732/
Paunasz732/
Peungna732/
Punnapp731/
Peunaud731/
Phaunat731/
Pugnaut731/
Punahah731/
Pungaya731/
Pungnap731/
Pounhat731/
Puinhas731/
Phunhai731/
Phumnai731/
Phuttna731/
Punnaja731/
Ponna677,017/
Pauni673,940/
Pungo672,287/
Pungi671,369/
Punyo671,300/
Punit671,170/
Pugni671,027/
Ponea67850/
Punio67849/
Punno67840/
Punni67839/
Pugno67626/
Paune67581/
Poona67545/
Pinay67540/
Ponay67447/
Pinah67398/
Pinau67389/
Pauno67366/
Pinai67352/
Pinea67308/
Punie67286/
Punoy67284/
Piena67279/
Phona67265/
Punis67218/
Punje67215/
Punoi67213/
Pougnaud67208/
Punes67202/
Punyi67182/
Punoš67182/
Punge67180/
Puned67165/
Poune67140/
Ponau67139/
Pumni67138/
Puniy67130/
Puneh67127/
Punoo67118/
Punne67100/
Putne6792/
Pouny6791/
Pugne6785/
Pusni6782/
Punos6781/
Puhno6772/
Pința6763/
Punny6762/
Punei6762/
Pouni6762/
Phuña6751/
Ponai6745/
Pfuno6745/
Pouno6742/
Punot6742/
Puine6741/
Punhi6738/
Putno6737/
Pfuña6732/
Puuno6727/
Putni6727/
Phuni6727/
Phunj6726/
Puuny6725/
Punee6725/
Puunj6723/
Punehova6723/
Punih6722/
Pujni6721/
Puner6721/
Punet6721/
Phuno6720/
Puniš6718/
Peune6717/
Peuni6716/
Punhe6715/
Punys6712/
Punid679/
Ponaa678/
Punod678/
Pauny677/
Pauné677/
Poena676/
Phune675/
Punyt675/
Peunj674/
Punui674/
Pumha674/
Pinaa674/
Puuni673/
Punoh673/
Pounj673/
Punnj672/
Punoj672/
Pfuni672/
Puney672/
Punjh672/
Peuny672/
Punez672/
Puñas672/
Pihna672/
Paunj671/
Punou671/
Puune671/
Puchinna671/
Phunh671/
Phuny671/
Putngnat671/
Hpuno671/
Peuno671/
Pinða671/
Puigneau671/
Punahaya671/
Puyni671/
Puyno671/
Putnaitė671/
Ppuña671/
Pouné671/
Pueña671/
Bpuno671/
Phaumnat671/
Punii671/
Puiny671/

Puna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puna in the Oriya language
ପୁନାpuna91.66
ପୁନpuna3.04
ପୂନାpuna2.45
ପୂନpuna0.15
ପୂଣନ୍punan0.05
ପୂର୍ଚpurca0.05
ପୂଣpuna0.05
ଗୁଣguna0.05
ପୁଣାpuna0.05
କୁନିkuni0.05
ପୁଞାpuna0.05
Puna in the Marathi language
पुनाpuna63.81
पुणाpuna25.41
पूणाpuna5.47
पूनाpuna3.69
पुनpuna0.74
पुणpuna0.15
Puna in the Hindi language
पूनाpuna60.95
पुनाpuna38.61
पूणाpuna0.14
पुनpuna0.11
पुणाpuna0.07
पूणpuna0.03
पुनीpuni0.01
र्पूणाrpuna0.01
पू्नाpuna0.01
सिंहsinha0.01
पूऩाpuna0.01
Puna in the Tibetan language
པུ་ན་puna60
པུར་ན་purna20
སྤུ་ན་puna10
པོ་ན་pona10
Puna in the Bengali language
পুনাpuna60
পূনাpuna20
পুনসুখীpunasukhi20
Puna in the Russian language
Пунаpuna-

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