Punales Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Punales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Cuba191:606,4595,830
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Puñales (750) are calculated separately.

Punales Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punales has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Puñales. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punales? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Punales is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Punales are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 64 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Punales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punales surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Punales earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.3% less than the national average, earning $28,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puñales95750/
Punhales932/
Punale9238/
Pinales8616,661/
Pungale861,991/
Pugnale86160/
Ponales866/
Punhale864/
Punalea863/
Pusnale861/
Pungalhe801/
Pinaales801/
Pungalea801/
Pinaless801/
Punali7774/
Punala7733/
Pinals7731/
Ponale7724/
Punole771/
Pugnali71543/
Pinalez71147/
Punnala71102/
Pineles7199/
Puneile7112/
Pinalis7111/
Piñales719/
Punalay714/
Puñalez714/
Punhali714/
Pungali712/
Pungole711/
Punalla711/
Puneala711/
Phunali711/
Ponalee711/
Punoile711/
Punouls710/
Pungaliy6786/
Pineless6716/
Phungali674/
Poenalle674/
Putnalli674/
Punnalla674/
Punalaya671/
Phunaula671/
Puunaala671/
Punnalaa671/
Punnaala671/

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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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  • 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 Punales
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