Pundua Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Pundua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
Pundua (22) may also be a first name.
Pundua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pundua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pundua (Marathi: पुंडुआ, Oriya: ପୁଆ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pundua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Pundua occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Pundua live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 56 percent are found, Madang, where 41 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 3 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Pundua occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pundua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pundua in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଆ | pu'a | - |
| Pundua in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंडुआ | pundu'a | 75 |
| पुंडुआाकर | punduaakara | 25 |
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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 Pundua
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