Pundit Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Pundit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 85 | 1:16,047 | 2,005 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Pundit (124) may also be a first name.
Pundit Demographics
Average Pundit Salary in
United States
$38,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pundit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pundit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pundit (Hindi: पूण्डिट, Marathi: पुंडीत, Oriya: ପୁିତ) occurs more in Trinidad and Tobago more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pundit.
How Common Is The Last Name Pundit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 725,073rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Pundit reside; 27 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pundit is also the 836,439th most widespread first name globally, held by 124 people.
The last name Pundit is most numerous in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 16,047. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most common in: Princes Town Regional Corporation, where 42 percent reside, Chaguanas Borough Corporation, where 35 percent reside and San Fernando City Corporation, where 9 percent reside. Other than Trinidad and Tobago this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.
Pundit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pundit are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Pundit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.4% more than the national average, earning R 490,476 per year; in United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.54% more than the national average, earning $83,239 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pundit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pundit in the Hindi language | ||
| पूण्डिट | pundita | - |
| Pundit in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁିତ | puita | - |
| Pundit in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंडीत | pundita | - |
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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
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- 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 Pundit
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