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
The last name Pundua (Marathi: पुंडुआ, Oriya: ପୁଆ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pundua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pundua is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Pundua reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 56 percent reside, Madang, where 41 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pundua
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