Punalin Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Punalin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Punalin (6) may also be a first name.
Punalin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punalin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punalin occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punalin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Punalin is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Punalin occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Punalin live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 6 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 25 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Punalin
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