Punches Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Punches Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Punches Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:550,01445,482
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Punches Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Punches Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Punches Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Punches occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punches? popularity and diffusion

It is the 498,439th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Punches reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Punches is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 550,014. In The United States Punches is most frequent in: Michigan, where 24 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Punches Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punches has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Punches Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punches surname are 25.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.19% being registered with the party.

Punches earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,934 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punchets931/
Punche9231/
Pinches861,836/
Puinche86341/
Puncher86232/
Punchee8628/
Ponches866/
Punchey862/
Punchie861/
Punckes861/
Puncheu861/
Punchis860/
Punce8393/
Pinchess8080/
Punchios8025/
Punscher8013/
Punchoey802/
Puinchez801/
Pounchey801/
Pouncher801/
Phunchet801/
Ponchess800/
Punchi77878/
Ponces77731/
Ponche77697/
Puncer77109/
Pounce7781/
Puncet7764/
Puncha7748/
Puncea7745/
Punkes7717/
Puncec7713/
Punshe774/
Punses771/
Punjhe771/
Punchy771/
Paunce770/
Putenchei7530/
Pouncey711,742/
Punchoi71111/
Punchai71107/
Punchhi71107/
Phuncha7190/
Ponchie7173/
Pinchis7158/
Pinchez7140/
Poences7119/
Ponchis7113/
Puchinques715/
Punchay715/
Punkess713/
Puncujs712/
Punsess712/
Punchit712/
Ponsche712/
Poncies711/
Putence711/
Punsich711/
Poncces711/
Phunchi711/
Pouncye711/
Punkesh711/
Pungesh711/
Ponchez711/
Pouncer711/
Pauncer710/
Pouncet710/
Pounchy710/
Pauncey710/
Punsher710/
Ponce67545,342/
Phunchai672,269/
Punsi67361/
Punje67215/
Punge67180/
Phunchit67165/
Punse67161/
Phunchui67113/
Pumhe67107/
Pouncett6783/
Punze6734/
Punsa6727/
Puncy676/
Puynesge674/
Punci674/
Pónce672/
Punchaya672/
Punsy672/
Poungkes672/
Puinesge671/
Pounceyp671/
Punchooa671/
Phonchee671/
Paunchai671/

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