Punem Surname

45,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Punem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,3341:67,6784,609
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Punem (1,741) may also be a first name.

Punem Last Name Facts

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

Punem (Hindi: पुनेम, Marathi: पुनेम, Oriya: ପୁେନମ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,735th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 642,811 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Punem are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 183,755th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 1,741 people.

Punem is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 11,334 people, or 1 in 67,678. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 90 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found and Odisha, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punnem91201/
Puunem9178/
Phunem9126/
Puneem9122/
Puneme9113/
Puneam9112/
Punemm912/
Puneim911/
Puniem911/
Puinem911/
Pounem911/
Punemq911/
Putnem910/
Phuniem832/
Puunnem831/
Puuneam831/
Pinem8012,345/
Punim8096/
Ponem8092/
Punen8037/
Punym801/
Punnen73367/
Poonem73324/
Phunim73169/
Poniem73151/
Phunen73101/
Ponnem7364/
Punyom7344/
Puynen7336/
Punnim7314/
Pungim737/
Punaim735/
Punaen734/
Poneam734/
Phonem734/
Paunen732/
Pounen731/
Ponhem731/
Pumnim731/
Punien731/
Puinen731/
Putnen731/
Putnim730/
Phunnim67153/
Punienė6760/
Phunnen6756/
Puijnen6722/
Pauneng6719/
Phonhem673/
Phunyom672/
Phoneam672/
Punneng672/
Pungnim672/
Ponnemm671/
Phumnim671/
Puinene671/
Puttnen671/
Poungim671/
Phunaim671/
Phunhim671/
Pooneam671/
Punaime671/
Pungeen671/
Pungnen671/
Putnaim670/
Pinehem670/

Punem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punem in the Oriya language
ପୁେନମpuenama92.65
ପୂେନମpuenama3.68
ପୁେନମ୍puenam2.21
ପୁନମpunama0.74
Punem in the Marathi language
पुनेमpunema70
पुनमpunama15
पुणेमpunema10
पुनpuna5
Punem in the Hindi language
पुनेमpunema42.86
पूनमpunama35.71
पूनेमpunema14.29
पुनमpunama7.14

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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 Punem
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