Pungal Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pungal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India901:8,522,949175,347
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pungal (19) may also be a first name.

Pungal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pungal (Marathi: पुंगळ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pungal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pungal is the 1,527,735th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Pungal live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pungal is also the 2,523,061st most common given name globally. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 8,522,949. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungale921,991/
Punggal9236/
Phungal9215/
Punghal922/
Pugal912,523/
Punal91192/
Pungalhe861/
Punhal833,307/
Paunal83311/
Putnal83308/
Puggal83137/
Phugal83101/
Pugale8381/
Pugnal8341/
Punale8338/
Punnal8333/
Pongal8326/
Pungol8318/
Phunal8312/
Paugal8310/
Punahl839/
Pounal837/
Pughal832/
Puhnal831/
Punail831/
Punalt830/
Pougal830/
Putingall800/
Pounall77186/
Pugnale77160/
Punggol7748/
Putnall7729/
Paugale7720/
Punahal7714/
Pughhal777/
Punhale774/
Ponggal774/
Pungnol773/
Punatil772/
Poungol771/
Punhail771/
Punnaul771/
Punnahl771/
Putnaul771/
Phugalp771/
Phunaul771/
Pungole771/
Puignal771/
Phunnal771/
Phugale771/
Pusnale771/
Puñal73985/
Punol73198/
Pogal7385/
Ponal7368/
Pugol7320/
Pougault7122/
Pugalova7119/
Phumnaul715/
Peunnaul711/
Punnatil711/
Punhagli711/
Punnahal711/
Pongol67134/
Ponnal6788/
Pougnault6745/
Ponall6716/
Ponail6714/
Puinol6711/
Phogal678/
Pugnol672/
Poneal672/
Punnasilp671/
Pusingole671/
Ponahl671/
Poonal671/
Pogall671/
Punnattil671/
Punnol671/
Punole671/
Pougol671/
Phonal671/
Poogal670/

Pungal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pungal in the Marathi language
पुंगळpungala75.68
पुंगाळpungala12.16
पुंगलpungala6.76
पुनमpunama1.35
पुगांळpuganla1.35

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Footnotes

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