Punah Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Punah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Punah (545) may also be a first name.
Punah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punah (Hindi: पुनाह, Marathi: पुनह, Oriya: ପୁନଃ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Punah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,817,111th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Punah are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 360,901st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 545 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,104,111. In Pakistan Punah is primarily found in: Sindh, where 91 percent are found, Gilgit-Baltistan, where 6 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punah in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନଃ | punah | - |
| Punah in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनह | punaha | - |
| Punah in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनाह | punaha | 66.67 |
| पुनः | punah | 33.33 |
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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 Punah
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