Punaka Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Punaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Punaka (126) may also be a first name.
Punaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punaka (Hindi: पुनका, Marathi: पुनका, Oriya: ପୁନକା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Punaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Punaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Punaka are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 126 people.
The last name Punaka is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Telangana, where 17 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent reside and Latvia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punnaka | 92 | 8 | / |
| Pungaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punaska | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punakka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punakai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punnakka | 86 | 7 | / |
| Punnakha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punnaika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponaka | 83 | 528 | / |
| Pinaka | 83 | 226 | / |
| Punaki | 83 | 105 | / |
| Punako | 83 | 31 | / |
| Punake | 83 | 12 | / |
| Puneka | 83 | 6 | / |
| Punaca | 83 | 4 | / |
| Punakkath | 80 | 15 | / |
| Phutnakat | 80 | 7 | / |
| Punnakkat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Punnackad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punakiy | 77 | 15 | / |
| Pounaki | 77 | 8 | / |
| Puenaca | 77 | 7 | / |
| Punnaki | 77 | 7 | / |
| Punaker | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pinakay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Phonaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Punnaca | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ponnaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pusnaki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punakhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punacad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponakka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponakaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponaika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phunaki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paunake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pienaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Putnaky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puinauskas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phungako | 71 | 19 | / |
| Punhakit | 71 | 13 | / |
| Phonakha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Putnocka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pusnayke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pusnaake | 71 | 2 | / |
| Punhakij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punakhet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punnakit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponakkha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phonakau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paunecka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pusnaike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poonakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponnakka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phutnakit | 67 | 150 | / |
| Pinaca | 67 | 104 | / |
| Pinako | 67 | 12 | / |
| Puneca | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phunnakit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pinoka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Punnakhet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ponaki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ponake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Punnakkot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Punoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phunnaket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punneikat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pineka | 67 | 1 | / |
Punaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନକା | punaka | - |
| Punaka in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनका | punaka | 75 |
| िनकम | inakama | 12.5 |
| पुणका | punaka | 12.5 |
| Punaka in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनका | punaka | 66.67 |
| पूनका | punaka | 33.33 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Punaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis