Punak Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Estonia

Punak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary551:178,47815,519
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Punák (46) are calculated separately.

Punak (320) may also be a first name.

Punak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punak (Bengali: পূনক, Hindi: पूनक, Marathi: पुनक, Russian: Пунак) is found most frequently in Hungary. It may be found in the variant forms: Punák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Punak occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Punak reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Punak is also the 490,671st most widespread first name in the world, held by 320 people.

This last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 178,478. In Hungary Punak is most common in: Baranya County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Estonia, where 13 percent reside.

Punak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Punak surname expanded 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Punak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punak surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Punak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.15% less than the national average, earning $40,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punák9346/
Phunak91474/
Punake9112/
Punaks9110/
Pungak917/
Punnak916/
Pumnak916/
Puhnak914/
Punaik914/
Puinak911/
Punhak911/
Phunnak83607/
Phutnak83196/
Paunack833/
Pungnak832/
Paunake831/
Punakhe831/
Pungahk831/
Punnack831/
Putnaik831/
Pinak80638/
Ponak80261/
Punag80165/
Punok8012/
Punac806/
Poungnak7712/
Phuennak7711/
Pusnayke774/
Pusnaake772/
Pusnaike771/
Punakova771/
Phungnak771/
Phunok73106/
Putnok7341/
Pungag7340/
Pinhak7334/
Ponack7332/
Phonak7323/
Pumnok7322/
Paunok7316/
Pinakh7315/
Puinok7314/
Pienak7312/
Punnok7311/
Ponnak7310/
Poonak735/
Pungac734/
Pinack734/
Puynok732/
Puhnac732/
Putnac731/
Puinac731/
Punacc731/
Phoungnak716/
Phonnak671,095/
Phunnok67125/
Phumnok6798/
Phutnok6773/
Pinhack6763/
Pusneac6741/
Poonnak6721/
Pienack678/
Pungock678/
Phungok675/
Phoonak674/
Punngok674/
Pienhak673/
Poenack673/
Poungok672/
Phinnak671/
Punnook671/
Punazct671/
Phoneak671/
Phunouk671/
Paunagh671/
Peunock670/
Punnock670/

Punak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punak in the Bengali language
পূনকpunaka-
Punak in the Marathi language
पुनकpunaka66.67
पुणकpunaka8.33
पूनकpunaka8.33
पुनाउpuna'u8.33
पुनमpunama8.33
Punak in the Hindi language
पूनकpunaka50
पुनकpunaka20
पुनकाpunaka15
पूनकाpunaka7.5
पूनाकाpunaka2.5
पूनमpunama2.5
पूनकीpunaki2.5
Punak in the Russian language
Пунакpunak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punak
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