Punans Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Punans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Punāns (2) are calculated separately.
Punans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punans (Russian: Пунанс) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Punāns. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punans? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Punans live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 256,256. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 38 percent reside, Semigallia, where 25 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punans in the Russian language | ||
| Пунанс | punans | - |
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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 Punans
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