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
The last name Punaka (Hindi: पुनका, Marathi: पुनका, Oriya: ପୁନକା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Punaka reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 126 people.
The surname Punaka is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Punaka is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Telangana, where 17 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs 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 |
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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
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- 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
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