Punchun Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Punchun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punchun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mauritius81:161,6778,227

Punchun (25) may also be a first name.

Punchun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punchun occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Punchun.

How Common Is The Last Name Punchun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punchun is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Punchun reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Punchun is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 7,848,705. In Thailand Punchun is most frequent in: Chiang Mai Province, where 78 percent reside, Phatthalung Province, where 11 percent reside and Samut Prakan Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunchun935/
Punchung931/
Punchoung882/
Puyncheun880/
Punchum8628/
Punchon866/
Punkhun864/
Ponchun861/
Pinchun861/
Pumchun861/
Punshun861/
Phumchun8091/
Phunchum8043/
Punchoon803/
Pounchon801/
Pumchung801/
Pumcheun801/
Phonchun801/
Phunchon801/
Pheunchaung781/
Punjun7733/
Ponchon711,946/
Punshon71963/
Punsung7147/
Punjung7124/
Ponchón713/
Punsoun711/
Phonchon67236/
Phumchum67127/
Poonkhun674/
Pumhoung671/

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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
  • 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 Punchun
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