Punali Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

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

Punali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Punali (330) may also be a first name.

Punali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punali (Hindi: पुनली, Marathi: पुनाली, Oriya: ପୁନାଲି) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punali is the 2,203,767th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Punali occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Punali reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 482,193rd most numerous forename on earth, held by 330 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea Punali is mostly found in: Enga, where 87 percent live, Morobe, where 11 percent live and West New Britain, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pugnali92543/
Punhali924/
Pungali922/
Phunali921/
Pungaliy8686/
Phungali864/
Putnalli864/
Pinali83727/
Ponali8386/
Puneli8355/
Punale8338/
Punala8333/
Punoli838/
Phungaliy801/
Pungale771,991/
Pinalli77232/
Punales77179/
Pugnale77160/
Punnala77102/
Pinalie7770/
Punnoli7745/
Ponaali7723/
Ponnali7720/
Pugnoli7717/
Punneli7715/
Punhale774/
Punalay774/
Punalea773/
Pinhali772/
Phunoli771/
Pinalai771/
Pusnale771/
Puneala771/
Punalla771/
Pugnolli7119/
Phonalia7114/
Ponnaali716/
Punnalla714/
Punhales712/
Punnaala711/
Pinallih711/
Pungalea711/
Phunaula711/
Punalaya711/
Puunaala711/
Punnalaa711/
Pungalhe711/
Ponala67458/
Pineli67320/
Pinale6764/
Ponale6724/
Punola6719/
Phounnaly674/
Pungalaya674/
Pinaly672/
Phunnolid671/
Punele671/
Pinahalli671/
Punole671/

Punali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punali in the Hindi language
पुनलीpunali73.68
पुनालीpunali15.79
फुलकीphulaki5.26
पुनाअलीpuna'ali5.26
Punali in the Oriya language
ପୁନାଲିpunali66.67
ପୁନାଳୀpunali33.33
Punali in the Marathi language
पुनालीpunali33.33
पूणाळीpunali16.67
पुनाpuna16.67
पुणालीpunali16.67
पूनाळीpunali16.67

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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 Punali
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