Pungavan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pungavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pungavan (43) may also be a first name.

Pungavan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pungavan (Marathi: पुंगावन) occurs most in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungavan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Pungavan is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Pungavan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 43 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Pungavan is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punavan936/
Pugavan931/
Punavant882/
Punavane881/
Punavain881/
Punawan8031/
Pugaban8015/
Pugawan804/
Phongavanh783/
Phunawan758/
Puinaban754/
Punnawan752/
Punawane751/
Pongawan751/
Ponggawan7121/
Phunawang714/
Ponawan6714/
Phongauwan671/
Phonngavon671/
Ponghouvanh631/
Phonnawan594/
Ponowan5316/
Phonawon504/

Pungavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pungavan in the Marathi language
पुंगावनpungavana60
पुंगवनpungavana20
पुंगावणpungavana20

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pungavan
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