Punake Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Punake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Punake (11) may also be a first name.

Punake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punake (Marathi: पुसनाके, Oriya: ପୁନେକ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Punake? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Punake reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Punake is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Punake is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punaker927/
Paunake921/
Punakhe921/
Punak91241/
Pusnayke864/
Pusnaake862/
Punakhet861/
Pusnaike861/
Phunak83474/
Pinake83381/
Punaki83105/
Punaka8313/
Punaks8310/
Pungak837/
Punnak836/
Pumnak836/
Punaik834/
Puhnak834/
Ponake833/
Puinak831/
Punhak831/
Punnakhet804/
Pusnayake802/
Phunnaket801/
Phunnak77607/
Phutnak77196/
Punakiy7715/
Punnaka778/
Pounaki778/
Punnaki777/
Paunack773/
Pungnak772/
Punnace771/
Punakai771/
Punakka771/
Pungahk771/
Putnaky771/
Phunaki771/
Punnack771/
Pusnaki771/
Putnaik771/
Ponak73261/
Punag73165/
Punák7346/
Punok7312/
Punac736/
Puenaque7114/
Punhakit7113/
Poungnak7112/
Paunache718/
Punnakka717/
Punhague716/
Punayaki716/
Punhaque712/
Punhakij711/
Punnakit711/
Punnakha711/
Phungnak711/
Punakova711/
Punnaika711/
Punajice711/
Ponaka67528/
Phutnakit67150/
Pinaki67145/
Phunok67106/
Punnajice6757/
Pinoke6753/
Pineke6745/
Puneky6741/
Putnok6741/
Pungag6740/
Ponack6732/
Phonak6723/
Pumnok6722/
Paunok6716/
Puinok6714/
Punnok6711/
Ponnak6710/
Phoungnak676/
Phunnakit675/
Poonak675/
Pungac674/
Punaca674/
Ponaki673/
Puynok672/
Pinaky672/
Puhnac672/
Puinac671/
Punacc671/
Peunoukeu671/
Ponoke671/
Putnac671/
Puneug670/

Punake Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punake in the Oriya language
ପୁନେକpuneka-
Punake in the Marathi language
पुसनाकेpusanake-

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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 Punake
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