Punau Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Punau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 142 | 1:5,401,869 | 131,616 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
Punau (5,333) may also be a first name.
Punau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punau (Hindi: पुनऊ, Marathi: पुनऊ, Oriya: ପୁନଉ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,206,588th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Punau live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Punau is also the 92,366th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 5,333 people.
The last name Punau is most widely held in India, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 5,401,869. In India it is mostly found in: Chhattisgarh, where 71 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 27 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punau in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନଉ | puna'u | 53.15 |
| ପୁନାଉ | puna'u | 39.64 |
| ପୁେନୗ | puena | 2.7 |
| ପୁନାଊ | puna'u | 2.7 |
| ପୂନାଉ | puna'u | 0.9 |
| ପୂନଉ | puna'u | 0.9 |
| Punau in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनऊ | puna'u | 52.07 |
| पुनाऊ | puna'u | 20.66 |
| पुनउ | puna'u | 12.4 |
| पुनाउ | puna'u | 9.09 |
| पूनऊ | puna'u | 4.13 |
| पुनउु | punauu | 0.83 |
| पुणऊ | puna'u | 0.83 |
| Punau in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनऊ | puna'u | 42.86 |
| पुनउ | puna'u | 31.25 |
| पुनउआ | puna'u'a | 8.93 |
| पुनाउ | puna'u | 6.25 |
| पुनाऊ | puna'u | 5.36 |
| पूनाउ | puna'u | 2.68 |
| पुनौ | punau | 0.89 |
| पुनाु | punau | 0.89 |
| पूनऊ | puna'u | 0.89 |
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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 Punau
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