Pundit Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Pundit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pundit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago851:16,0472,005
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Canada661:558,26746,632
India661:11,622,203212,115
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
England61:9,286,343223,652
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Pundit (124) may also be a first name.

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 most in Trinidad and Tobago. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pundit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pundit is the 725,073rd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. Pundit occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Pundit live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pundit is also the 836,439th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 124 people.

The surname is most frequent in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 16,047. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most prevalent in: Princes Town Regional Corporation, where 42 percent live, Chaguanas Borough Corporation, where 35 percent live and San Fernando City Corporation, where 9 percent live. Beside Trinidad and Tobago Pundit is found in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Pundit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pundit last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phundit9223/
Pundait922/
Pundith921/
Pundi911,991/
Punnditt861/
Pondit832,771/
Paundi831,460/
Phundi831,035/
Poundi8365/
Puindi8360/
Pundyi8336/
Pundie8324/
Pundai8323/
Pundij8323/
Pundet8322/
Pundis8316/
Pundih8312/
Pundiy839/
Pundhi835/
Puundi835/
Pundei832/
Pumdit832/
Pundid831/
Phaundi77366/
Phundet77180/
Phindit7756/
Phuindi7755/
Phundiy7734/
Phumdit7710/
Poundui777/
Pundyte775/
Pundeat772/
Punndai771/
Pundiss771/
Poundei771/
Pfoundi771/
Phondit771/
Pundytė771/
Poondit771/
Punde7311,034/
Punda732,346/
Pondi732,345/
Pundy73136/
Pumdi734/
Puchindi717/
Pfundeis715/
Paunde6717,359/
Phondi673,742/
Pundge672,245/
Pundee67484/
Pfunde67427/
Phunde67316/
Punder67291/
Pondei67254/
Pondai67238/
Phumdi67201/
Pfunda67179/
Pounde67163/
Pondet67120/
Poondi67101/
Pundys6772/
Punday6763/
Poundy6736/
Peunda6735/
Paunda6731/
Pundhe6729/
Punnde6724/
Phunda6722/
Pounda6716/
Pondoi6715/
Pundey679/
Pumdis677/
Pondie676/
Pundoy676/
Pondhi676/
Pundeh674/
Pundje674/
Pundaa673/
Pundez672/
Puunda672/
Poundé672/
Pundes671/
Pundde671/
Pundda671/
Pundha671/
Pondyi671/
Poumdi671/
Ponndi671/
Pundaj671/
Phundy670/

Pundit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pundit in the Hindi language
पूण्डिटpundita-
Pundit in the Oriya language
ପୁିତpuita-
Pundit in the Marathi language
पुंडीतpundita-

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Footnotes

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