Punama Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Punama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 214 | 1:3,584,418 | 101,069 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punamma | 92 | 111 | / |
| Punnama | 92 | 68 | / |
| Putnama | 92 | 17 | / |
| Punaama | 92 | 9 | / |
| Punamat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punamay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punaima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punamas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punamad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punamaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punnamma | 86 | 1,077 | / |
| Phunamma | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pounamma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pungamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punaamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punamath | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pusnamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paunamaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punaimay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pungamay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponama | 83 | 268 | / |
| Punami | 83 | 22 | / |
| Pinama | 83 | 11 | / |
| Puname | 83 | 8 | / |
| Punema | 83 | 8 | / |
| Punamo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Punoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poutnamai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pounnamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punnamach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paunamaph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bpunnamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punamiy | 77 | 69 | / |
| Punnami | 77 | 62 | / |
| Ponamma | 77 | 30 | / |
| Ponnama | 77 | 28 | / |
| Punamäe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Pinamai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pinaema | 77 | 6 | / |
| Paunamo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Punemma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pinamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Punaime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punammi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punemai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pounamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinhama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punamet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponnamma | 71 | 365 | / |
| Punnemma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Poonamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Punnammi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pounouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punnamee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punomo | 67 | 245 | / |
| Ponami | 67 | 105 | / |
| Pinema | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ponoma | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poname | 67 | 3 | / |
| Punnamech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piñama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponamy | 67 | 1 | / |
Punama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punama in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନାମା | punama | 87.12 |
| ପୁନମା | punama | 4.29 |
| ପୂନାମା | punama | 1.72 |
| ପୁନନ୍ାମା | punanama | 0.86 |
| ପୁନମ୍ | punam | 0.86 |
| ପୁନମ | punama | 0.86 |
| ପୁଣନ୍ମା | punanma | 0.43 |
| ବାଲାମା | balama | 0.43 |
| ସୁନାମା | sunama | 0.43 |
| ପୁନାା | punaa | 0.43 |
| ଅମୃତ | amrta | 0.43 |
| Punama in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनमा | punama | 66.78 |
| पुनमा | punama | 31.3 |
| पूणमा | punama | 1.08 |
| पुणमा | punama | 0.27 |
| पुनामा | punama | 0.19 |
| पूनम | punama | 0.11 |
| पूनामा | punama | 0.08 |
| पूर्णिमा | purnima | 0.03 |
| पुनम | punama | 0.03 |
| Punama in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनम | punama | 52.63 |
| पुनामा | punama | 21.05 |
| पूनम | punama | 15.79 |
| पुन | puna | 5.26 |
| पूनमा | punama | 5.26 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Punama
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