Punan Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Punan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 234 | 1:432,642 | 53,869 |
| Malaysia | 96 | 1:307,232 | 16,754 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Puñan (7) are calculated separately.
Punan (828) may also be a first name.
Punan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punan (Bengali: পুনন, Hindi: पूनन, Marathi: पुञन, Oriya: ପୁନାନ, Russian: Пунан) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Puñan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punan? popularity and diffusion
Punan is the 633,196th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The surname Punan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Punan live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Punan is also the 283,824th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 828 people.
The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 432,642. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 27 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 18 percent reside and Davao Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Punan is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punan in the Bengali language | ||
| পুনন | punana | - |
| Punan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନାନ | punana | 50 |
| ପୁନନ୍ | punan | 50 |
| Punan in the Marathi language | ||
| पुञन | punana | 30.3 |
| पुञान | punana | 24.24 |
| पुनन | punana | 21.21 |
| पुनण | punana | 6.06 |
| पूनन | punana | 6.06 |
| पुनान | punana | 6.06 |
| पुनम | punama | 3.03 |
| पूनम | punama | 3.03 |
| Punan in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनन | punana | 29.51 |
| पुनन | punana | 18.03 |
| पूनां | punam | 14.75 |
| पुनान | punana | 6.56 |
| पूनम | punama | 4.92 |
| पूणण | punana | 4.92 |
| पूणन | punana | 3.28 |
| पूनण | punana | 1.64 |
| पुणन | punana | 1.64 |
| पूणॉ | puno | 1.64 |
| पुनां | punam | 1.64 |
| पुणँ | punam | 1.64 |
| पूणां | punam | 1.64 |
| पुनम | punama | 1.64 |
| पूनना | punana | 1.64 |
| पूरन | purana | 1.64 |
| पुनन् | punan | 1.64 |
| पूनान | punana | 1.64 |
| Punan in the Russian language | ||
| Пунан | punan | - |
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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 Punan
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