Punawala Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Punawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Punawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punawala (Marathi: पूनावाला) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Punawala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Punawala are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 13,225,265. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent are found, Goa, where 5 percent are found and Gujarat, where 5 percent are found. Beside India Punawala exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punawalla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Punavala | 88 | 300 | / |
| Ponawala | 88 | 5 | / |
| Punabala | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pinawala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Punewala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Poonawala | 82 | 2,192 | / |
| Punnavala | 82 | 5 | / |
| Punavalla | 82 | 3 | / |
| Poonawalla | 78 | 283 | / |
| Punnawalee | 78 | 4 | / |
| Punavale | 75 | 18 | / |
| Punevala | 75 | 13 | / |
| Punavali | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pinewala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poonavala | 71 | 1,270 | / |
| Ponnavala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Punavalli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pungavale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poonawale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punnavalli | 67 | 82 | / |
| Poonawalli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ponnavalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Punnavally | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponnavola | 59 | 1 | / |
| Poonnavaali | 53 | 1 | / |
Punawala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punawala in the Marathi language | ||
| पूनावाला | punavala | 67.74 |
| पुनावाला | punavala | 19.35 |
| पूनावला | punavala | 6.45 |
| पुनावला | punavala | 3.23 |
| पुनावालाा | punavalaa | 3.23 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Punawala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis