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.
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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 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
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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- 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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