Punek Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Punek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1461:28,9635,949
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Punek (22) may also be a first name.

Punek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Punek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Punek (Marathi: पूणेक, Oriya: ପୁେନକ) occurs most in Croatia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punek is the 1,380,086th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Punek reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Punek is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

Punek is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 28,963. In Croatia Punek is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 43 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 22 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Croatia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunek9129/
Punnek9113/
Puenek913/
Pinek80188/
Ponek80104/
Punec8082/
Punyk8078/
Punik8063/
Pusnik73379/
Piniek7388/
Putnyk7362/
Phonek7333/
Punieg7328/
Pienek7319/
Pineck7317/
Poneck7316/
Putník736/
Punaik734/
Peunik733/
Punick732/
Paunik731/
Poonek731/
Puneug730/
Putneg730/
Putnick67201/
Punkova6779/
Pusneac6741/
Poutník6731/
Punnisk6719/
Pieneck6713/
Poutnik675/
Ponneck673/
Pinieck672/
Pusnigk671/
Phoneak671/
Putnaik671/
Paunick671/

Punek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punek in the Oriya language
ପୁେନକpuenaka-
Punek in the Marathi language
पूणेकpuneka50
पुनेकpuneka50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punek
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