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
Punan (Bengali: পুনন, Hindi: पूनन, Marathi: पुञन, Oriya: ପୁନାନ, Russian: Пунан) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Puñan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Punan.
How Common Is The Last Name Punan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Punan is the 633,196th most frequently held family name internationally, held 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. It is also the 283,824th most common first name worldwide It is held by 828 people.
The last name Punan is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 432,642. In The Philippines Punan is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 27 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 18 percent are found and Davao Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.
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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- 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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