Punai Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Punai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2341:34,8454,120
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Punai (9,280) may also be a first name.

Punai Last Name Facts

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

Punai (Bengali: পুনাই, Hindi: पुनई, Marathi: पुनई, Oriya: ପୁନାଇ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Punai.

How Common Is The Last Name Punai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 618,896th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. The last name Punai occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Punai live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Punai is also the 64,417th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,280 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 34,845. In Papua New Guinea Punai is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 32 percent reside, Madang, where 27 percent reside and Western, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Punai occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Punai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punai surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Punai earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punaji913,110/
Pungai9118/
Punnai918/
Paunai914/
Putnai913/
Punaiy912/
Punayi911/
Pfunai911/
Punaij911/
Pounai911/
Puna89157,435/
Puni894,395/
Phunnai83368/
Punnaji83100/
Puunaji8319/
Punaiah8314/
Punaich834/
Puhnaia832/
Punaaji831/
Punajii831/
Punajiy831/
Pungayi831/
Punhayi831/
Punnaii831/
Phunaji831/
Phunhai831/
Phumnai831/
Punaiad831/
Punaied831/
Punay8010,252/
Punga8010,213/
Phuna809,131/
Punna805,932/
Pauni803,940/
Pauna803,168/
Pouna801,727/
Pungi801,369/
Punit801,170/
Pugni801,027/
Punio80849/
Punni80839/
Păuna80834/
Putna80491/
Pugna80486/
Pinai80352/
Punie80286/
Punis80218/
Punoi80213/
Punad80199/
Punau80195/
Punyi80182/
Pumni80138/
Puniy80130/
Punah80103/
Punaa8096/
Peuna8091/
Pusni8082/
Puena8067/
Punei8062/
Pouni8062/
Puina8054/
Ponai8045/
Punas8042/
Punhi8038/
Pusna8032/
Putni8027/
Phuni8027/
Puuna8024/
Punih8022/
Pujni8021/
Punea8020/
Puniš8018/
Punaj8016/
Pujna8016/
Peuni8016/
Punat8011/
Punid809/
Punui804/
Pumna803/
Puuni803/
Pun'a802/
Pfuni802/
Punae802/
Pfuna802/
Punap801/
Puyni801/
Punoa801/
Punii801/
Punnaiah77451/
Phunaiad7757/
Punnaiha771/
Putnaitė771/
Punnajit771/
Puniya735,709/
Phungi732,607/
Puinay732,219/
Phumni731,490/
Phunoi73747/
Pounga73631/
Pounah73417/
Poonai73328/
Paunga73304/
Phutna73280/
Punayo73273/
Pumnea73269/
Ponaji73264/
Phunga73224/
Puinat73207/
Putnis73205/
Puniyo73182/
Pungay73173/
Paunas73152/
Puhyna73141/
Pugnat73138/
Pusnei73131/
Pungea73128/
Paunat73122/
Puenea73113/
Punyia73110/
Punnoi7399/
Punich7396/
Punaya7390/
Pugnit7388/
Phunat7383/
Putnoi7374/
Pungoi7361/
Punnit7360/
Putnyi7349/
Poenai7343/
Pounis7338/
Pahuni7335/
Punoji7332/
Paunay7332/
Paunio7331/
Paunis7328/
Phunui7327/
Pungae7327/
Punaha7327/
Pugnau7325/
Pungau7325/
Ponnai7324/
Pugnea7322/
Phunna7322/
Punnaa7321/
Phuena7321/
Pumnoi7321/
Punhoi7319/
Puinoi7319/
Puneya7316/
Pusnyi7314/
Puuniy7313/
Putnui7313/
Punniy7311/
Pahuna7310/
Pounit7310/
Punaje738/
Punajy738/
Punhad738/
Punnis738/
Punnah738/
Phunaj738/
Puneja737/
Puinah737/
Punhap737/
Phonai736/
Pumnui736/
Punijo736/
Putnat735/
Pfunga735/
Puynoi735/
Punnay734/
Pungaj734/
Pausna734/
Punnga734/
Paunei734/
Paunoi734/
Paunyi734/
Putnii734/
Ponaia734/
Pouina734/
Punnas733/
Punyya733/
Puniye733/
Punnie733/
Punish733/
Pounna733/
Punaja732/
Puttni732/
Pinhai732/
Putnay732/
Pungna732/
Pinaia732/
Punnat731/
Phugni731/
Pauniy731/
Punuji731/
Punaju731/
Punapp731/
Punhei731/
Puniji731/
Punitt731/
Puniyi731/
Punnaj731/
Punnea731/
Puunaa731/
Puunay731/
Puunha731/
Puinas731/
Peutna731/
Phunit731/
Putnas731/
Paunad731/
Paunie731/
Paunit731/
Paunni731/
Pienai731/
Pfouna731/
Pfunio731/
Phueni731/
Phunay731/
Phunni731/
Puinga731/
Puinha731/
Puinie731/
Puinyi731/
Pungni731/
Punuha731/
Ppunis731/
Pougna731/
Pougni731/
Poumna731/
Pounaa731/
Pounau731/
Pounni731/
Poutni731/
Phinai731/
Punahe731/
Punhas731/
Phauna731/
Poungi731/
Ponhai731/
Punnui731/
Punaud731/
Punieh731/
Pugnas731/
Puinna731/
Pusnaa731/
Pugnie730/
Putnau730/
Pounay730/
Punnajije713/
Pona675,858/
Pune673,786/
Punj673,551/
Punguja671,503/
Phunnoi671,197/
Phumnoi67962/
Phutnit67612/
Phuinna67418/
Puña67407/
Puggina67315/
Phuinoi67294/
Pauniya67264/
Phonnai67222/
Puignau67175/
Phuinga67157/
Puñi67141/
Phunayu67126/
Phuenna67106/
Phunaya67100/
Punnoji6770/
Paugnat6766/
Phunaha6753/
Phumnat6752/
Phumnui6748/
Phunnat6747/
Punayeh6743/
Phutnoi6742/
Puggini6739/
Pounaud6735/
Puny6729/
Pumhais6723/
Poutnis6723/
Pounnas6722/
Poungni6722/
Phonhai6721/
Punnaya6718/
Punniya6716/
Punahyo6713/
Ponnaih6712/
Puttnat6712/
Punijah6711/
Pouniya679/
Phonaji679/
Pungnis679/
Pounath679/
Pauniyo677/
Punajee677/
Pinahai677/
Pungiya676/
Phunayo676/
Punajah675/
Phumnit675/
Phounna674/
Paunich674/
Phutnui674/
Pougnas674/
Putnaya673/
Puniyae673/
Ponnaie673/
Pugnaud673/
Pungawe673/
Phungna673/
Puuniya672/
Punnoja672/
Phinaih672/
Punh672/
Pusnaja672/
Paunasz672/
Peungna672/
Pungnoi672/
Phaunis671/
Ponnaji671/
Paunoić671/
Puneeya671/
Punnapp671/
Punnyya671/
Pugnich671/
Peunith671/
Phahuni671/
Pucinni671/
Putinni671/
Pusnaya671/
Pfuneya671/
Peunaud671/
Phungae671/
Phunnis671/
Phaunat671/
Pingayi671/
Poennai671/
Póni671/
Pugnaut671/
Punisch671/
Puniyas671/
Punahah671/
Punayed671/
Pungaya671/
Pungnap671/
Puná671/
Puunawe671/
Pusnith671/
Ponnaia671/
Pounhat671/
Puinhas671/
Pinhaia671/
Phinaia671/
Phunnit671/
Phuttna671/
Phuynoi671/
Phinnai671/
Puynoiy671/
Poonnai671/
Punnaja671/
Punawet671/
Punayah671/

Punai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punai in the Bengali language
পুনাইpuna'i-
Punai in the Oriya language
ପୁନାଇpuna'i93.14
ପୁନଇpuna'i1.96
ପୂନାଇpuna'i1.57
ପୁନାଈpuna'i1.18
ପୁନାଏpuna'e0.98
ପୁଳାଇpula'i0.2
Punai in the Hindi language
पुनईpuna'i91.77
पुनाईpuna'i4.12
पुनइpuna'i2.18
पूनईpuna'i0.97
प्ुनईpuna'i0.24
पुनाइpuna'i0.24
पोनईpona'i0.24
पुनैpunai0.24
Punai in the Marathi language
पुनईpuna'i63.28
पुनाईpuna'i19.77
पूनईpuna'i9.6
पुनाइpuna'i2.26
पुणईpuna'i1.69
पुनइpuna'i0.56
पुणाईpuna'i0.56
पूनाईpuna'i0.56
पुनयीpunayi0.56
पुणइpuna'i0.56

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