Punciano Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Peru

Punciano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punciano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Punciano (74) may also be a first name.

Punciano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punciano occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punciano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Punciano reside; 84 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 74 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 7,645,512. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Paraná, where 50 percent are found, São Paulo, where 14 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 11 percent are found. Beside Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 19 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punciana882/
Phunchano824/
Poncianno822/
Ponciaano821/
Punzano801,338/
Punchana7570/
Ponciana7557/
Phunchana71122/
Poonchano711/
Poncana67180/
Punzana6724/
Phunchanna673/
Phoncana6336/
Ponciona639/
Phunzana636/
Ponceana635/
Puntsana631/
Poonchana593/
Puntshana591/
Poonchanna562/
Phoonchana561/
Pontsana506/

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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 Punciano
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