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

The surname Punem (Hindi: पुनेम, Marathi: पुनेम, Oriya: ପୁେନମ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punem is the 45,735th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 642,811 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Punem reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Punem is also the 183,755th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 1,741 people.

The surname Punem is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 11,334 people, or 1 in 67,678. In India Punem is primarily found in: Telangana, where 90 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live and Odisha, where 2 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

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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