Pungan Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pungan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2101:482,08757,523
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Romania301:669,26246,959
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Puñgan (1) are calculated separately.

Pungan (42) may also be a first name.

Pungan Last Name Facts

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

Pungan (Georgian: პუნგან, Hindi: पुंगन, Marathi: पुंगान) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Puñgan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pungan is the 794,916th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Pungan live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pungan is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 42 people.

Pungan is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 482,087. In The Philippines Pungan is mostly found in: Cagayan Valley, where 52 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 17 percent are found and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Pungan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pungan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.58% more than the national average, earning R 407,748 per year and in United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puñgan941/
Paungan92196/
Punghan9235/
Puingan9226/
Pungang9212/
Phungan9211/
Punggan927/
Puungan921/
Pungaan921/
Pungain921/
Pungane921/
Punan91482/
Pugan91154/
Pungatin868/
Phuengan862/
Phutngan861/
Pusengan861/
Pusingan861/
Hpunggan861/
Phungane861/
Pounghan861/
Phungain861/
Pongan831,244/
Paunan83325/
Punnan83227/
Punane8381/
Paugan8373/
Punang8365/
Pungam8335/
Putnan8334/
Pugang8318/
Puigan8314/
Punant8312/
Pungon8311/
Pounan8311/
Phugan838/
Pugane837/
Punain835/
Pugahn832/
Puggan832/
Punhan832/
Pumgan831/
Punean831/
Pugaan831/
Pugnan831/
Puhnan831/
Puynan831/
Punaun831/
Pougan830/
Phungnang8021/
Phoungang801/
Phunghang801/
Phunghean801/
Phuengain801/
Phungam771,747/
Pugahan77524/
Ponghan77290/
Ponggan77266/
Puingam77266/
Punasen77252/
Poongan77145/
Poungam7796/
Pungong7778/
Paugain7764/
Punngam7751/
Pugasen7728/
Pougang7726/
Pumngam7722/
Paughan7717/
Pugnant7717/
Putnane7715/
Pugatin7714/
Phutnan7712/
Punatin778/
Pongain778/
Punnang778/
Puyngam777/
Paungam776/
Punngon776/
Punandh775/
Phongan775/
Puinean774/
Paunnan774/
Pounang774/
Phungon774/
Pauñgan773/
Pungnam773/
Pumgaan771/
Punaane771/
Peugain771/
Peugang771/
Pugaine771/
Pugasin771/
Pougain771/
Pusnaan771/
Phugane771/
Poungon771/
Pounhan771/
Phunhan771/
Phunnan771/
Phumgan771/
Putnaun771/
Putngam771/
Peungam771/
Pongaun771/
Punggon771/
Pukghan771/
Paunhan771/
Punnant770/
Putnanc770/
Putnant770/
Paungatten751/
Punam7313,305/
Pogan732,073/
Ponan73275/
Punon73133/
Pugam7320/
Puñan737/
Phumngam71490/
Puganova71340/
Phonghan71305/
Phuengon71266/
Phutngam71178/
Punanova71135/
Pougnand7187/
Pougnant7124/
Phunngam7121/
Phonngan7110/
Punahyna719/
Paughane718/
Pungnaim715/
Phongain715/
Phunnang714/
Punnatin714/
Phungnam713/
Paunandt712/
Poonghan712/
Paunasin711/
Punautin711/
Puttnann711/
Pugachin711/
Peugagne711/
Pongahan711/
Poujnant711/
Poumngam711/
Poungnon711/
Poungong711/
Poutngam711/
Phinghan711/
Phungone711/
Phunnnan711/
Phuingam711/
Phumghan711/
Phaungam711/
Peungnam711/
Punnahan711/
Punnasin711/
Punggong711/
Putnam6727,417/
Punnam675,765/
Paugam672,713/
Pugong672,278/
Ponnan671,583/
Paunon67791/
Phunon67443/
Poonan67320/
Pongon67296/
Punong67202/
Phunam67114/
Punhon6784/
Puinam6729/
Punnon6721/
Phonan6718/
Punoon6715/
Pogain6714/
Puneam6712/
Pusnam6710/
Pougam676/
Punaim675/
Phoungnam675/
Poungnoon675/
Poogan675/
Paungnoon674/
Phungasem674/
Pumhan674/
Punāne673/
Punaam673/
Puggam672/
Punnachen672/
Poungoung672/
Pounam672/
Poutingon672/
Ponann671/
Pumgam671/
Punein671/
Pugnam671/
Pujnam671/
Phogan671/
Poegan671/
Pugnon671/
Pungom671/
Pounghong671/
Pheunngam671/
Phunghong671/
Phungnoon671/
Phugam671/
Phonghhan671/
Putnhasen671/
Punham670/
Pugham670/
Puynam670/

Pungan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pungan in the Georgian language
პუნგანpungan-
Pungan in the Hindi language
पुंगनpungana-
Pungan in the Marathi language
पुंगानpungana71.43
पंगनpangana28.57

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