Punea Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Punea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Punea (23) may also be a first name.
Punea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punea (Marathi: पूनम) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punea? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Punea live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Punea is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 950,848. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 67 percent reside, Northern District, where 22 percent reside and Haifa District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel Punea is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punea in the Marathi language | ||
| पूनम | punama | - |
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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 Punea
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