Punama Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

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

Punama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2141:3,584,418101,069
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733

Punama (8,838) may also be a first name.

Punama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punama (Hindi: पूनमा, Marathi: पुनम, Oriya: ପୁନାମା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punama? popularity and diffusion

Punama is the 758,524th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Punama live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 66,503rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 8,838 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 3,584,418. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 98 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 1 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Besides India Punama exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punamma92111/
Punnama9268/
Putnama9217/
Punaama929/
Punamat921/
Punamay921/
Punaima921/
Punamas921/
Punamad921/
Punamaa921/
Punnamma861,077/
Phunamma869/
Pounamma865/
Pungamma861/
Punaamma861/
Punamath861/
Pusnamma861/
Paunamaa861/
Punaimay861/
Pungamay861/
Ponama83268/
Punami8322/
Pinama8311/
Puname838/
Punema838/
Punamo831/
Punoma831/
Poutnamai8012/
Pounnamma801/
Punnamach801/
Paunamaph801/
Bpunnamma801/
Punamiy7769/
Punnami7762/
Ponamma7730/
Ponnama7728/
Punamäe7713/
Pinamai7710/
Pinaema776/
Paunamo776/
Punemma774/
Pinamma773/
Punaime771/
Punammi771/
Punemai771/
Ponaama771/
Pounamo771/
Pinhama771/
Punamet771/
Ponnamma71365/
Punnemma7115/
Poonamma714/
Punnammi713/
Pounouma711/
Punnamee711/
Punomo67245/
Ponami67105/
Pinema6745/
Ponoma6712/
Poname673/
Punnamech671/
Piñama671/
Ponamy671/

Punama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punama in the Oriya language
ପୁନାମାpunama87.12
ପୁନମାpunama4.29
ପୂନାମାpunama1.72
ପୁନନ୍ାମାpunanama0.86
ପୁନମ୍punam0.86
ପୁନମpunama0.86
ପୁଣନ୍ମାpunanma0.43
ବାଲାମାbalama0.43
ସୁନାମାsunama0.43
ପୁନାାpunaa0.43
ଅମୃତamrta0.43
Punama in the Hindi language
पूनमाpunama66.78
पुनमाpunama31.3
पूणमाpunama1.08
पुणमाpunama0.27
पुनामाpunama0.19
पूनमpunama0.11
पूनामाpunama0.08
पूर्णिमाpurnima0.03
पुनमpunama0.03
Punama in the Marathi language
पुनमpunama52.63
पुनामाpunama21.05
पूनमpunama15.79
पुनpuna5.26
पूनमाpunama5.26

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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 Punama
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