Punas Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Punas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Puñas (2) are calculated separately.
Punas (209) may also be a first name.
Punas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punas (Hindi: पूनस, Marathi: पुनस, Oriya: ପୁନସ) is found most in India. It can also be found as a variant: Puñas. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Punas occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Punas reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Punas is also the 625,736th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 209 people.
The surname Punas is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 50 percent are found, Gujarat, where 20 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punas in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनस | punasa | 83.33 |
| पूनस | punasa | 16.67 |
| Punas in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନସ | punasa | 62.5 |
| ପୁନାସ | punasa | 37.5 |
| Punas in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनस | punasa | 42.11 |
| पुनस | punasa | 21.05 |
| पुनासा | punasa | 21.05 |
| पुनास | punasa | 5.26 |
| पुनसा | punasa | 5.26 |
| पूणस | punasa | 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 Punas
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