Punani Surname
Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname
Punani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,014 | 1:756,475 | 34,434 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Punani (266) may also be a first name.
Punani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punani (Hindi: पुनानी, Marathi: पुनानी, Oriya: ପୁନାନି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punani? popularity and diffusion
Punani is the 351,042nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,014,000 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Punani live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Punani is also the 545,281st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 266 people.
The last name Punani is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,014 people, or 1 in 756,475. In India Punani is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 89 percent are found, Haryana, where 7 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punnani | 92 | 319 | / |
| Punhani | 92 | 277 | / |
| Punangi | 92 | 59 | / |
| Paunani | 92 | 28 | / |
| Punanih | 92 | 11 | / |
| Punanni | 92 | 5 | / |
| Phunani | 92 | 4 | / |
| Punaini | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pumnani | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pounani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pugnani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punanij | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punahani | 86 | 27 | / |
| Pfunhani | 86 | 23 | / |
| Pungaani | 86 | 7 | / |
| Puinaani | 86 | 5 | / |
| Punnaani | 86 | 3 | / |
| Punhagni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paunanih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paunanie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punnanni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punganni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punana | 83 | 233 | / |
| Punane | 83 | 81 | / |
| Punany | 83 | 4 | / |
| Punoni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puinahani | 80 | 6 | / |
| Punnana | 77 | 1,545 | / |
| Pounana | 77 | 17 | / |
| Punanna | 77 | 15 | / |
| Putnane | 77 | 15 | / |
| Punauna | 77 | 9 | / |
| Punomni | 77 | 4 | / |
| Punange | 77 | 2 | / |
| Punaneh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Punnany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punaane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pünhani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pungane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponhani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponanni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hpunana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punganoy | 71 | 55 | / |
| Punnanna | 71 | 5 | / |
| Punnaana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phungane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponane | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ponana | 67 | 11 | / |
| Punāne | 67 | 3 | / |
Punani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punani in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनानी | punani | 85.71 |
| अणी | ani | 9.52 |
| पुननी | punani | 4.76 |
| Punani in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनानी | punani | 78.38 |
| पूननी | punani | 8.11 |
| पुन्नी | punni | 5.41 |
| पुननी | punani | 2.7 |
| पूनणी | punani | 2.7 |
| पूनानी | punani | 2.7 |
| Punani in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନାନି | punani | 50 |
| ପୁଣାଣି | punani | 25 |
| ପୂନନୀ | punani | 25 |
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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 Punani
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