Punchu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Punchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Punchu (97) may also be a first name.

Punchu Last Name Facts

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

Punchu (Hindi: पुन्चू, Marathi: पुंचू, Oriya: ପୁଂଚୁ) occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punchu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Punchu are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Punchu is also the 962,660th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 97 people.

The last name Punchu is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 258,683. In Mauritius Punchu is most prevalent in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 80 percent are found and Plaines Wilhems District, where 20 percent are found. Beside Mauritius Punchu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and Thailand, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunchu92154/
Paunchu921/
Puncheu921/
Punchus920/
Punchau920/
Puncu9160/
Phunchui86113/
Pounchou8678/
Phounchu861/
Pinchu83289/
Ponchu8369/
Phuncu8325/
Puncuh837/
Puntschuh8057/
Pundschus8031/
Pountcheu803/
Paunchaud801/
Phonchu77221/
Punchoo77152/
Ponchau7779/
Phumchu7713/
Pinchui778/
Pinchau773/
Punkhui772/
Ponchou772/
Pumchut772/
Puntshu771/
Punchoe771/
Punkhuu771/
Pincheu771/
Phinchu771/
Pumchuy771/
Punju73214/
Punzu7381/
Poncu7362/
Pumhu7347/
Punsu7342/
Phumchui7122/
Pumchouy714/
Punchoey712/
Phonchuh711/
Poonchuy711/
Phonchuy711/
Phunchoo711/
Punčuh6763/
Pundju6762/
Punsud6757/
Punjui6756/
Phunzu6721/
Punsup6713/
Punjuy6712/
Paunju6712/
Ponciu674/
Puntschuhová672/
Punjau672/
Puntsu672/
Punsut672/
Pundsu671/
Punzup671/
Punsui671/
Punjud671/
Phunsu671/

Punchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punchu in the Hindi language
पुन्चूpuncu66.67
पुन्चुpuncu33.33
Punchu in the Marathi language
पुंचूpuncu57.14
पुंचुpuncu42.86
Punchu in the Oriya language
ପୁଂଚୁpuncu50
ପୁୁpuu50

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