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

The surname Punai (Bengali: পুনাই, Hindi: पुनई, Marathi: पुनई, Oriya: ପୁନାଇ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Punai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 618,896th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Punai reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 64,417th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 9,280 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 34,845. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 32 percent live, Madang, where 27 percent live and Western, where 22 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Punai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punai last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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