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 last name Pungal (Marathi: पुंगळ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pungal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungal? popularity and diffusion

Pungal is the 1,527,735th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Pungal are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pungal is also the 2,523,061st most common forename world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The surname Pungal is most widespread in India, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 8,522,949. In India Pungal is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

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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