Pungavan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pungavan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pungavan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pungavan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Pungavan is mostly 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 frequent first name worldwide, held by 43 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried 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. Apart from India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punavan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Pugavan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Punavant | 88 | 2 | / |
| Punavane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Punavain | 88 | 1 | / |
| Punawan | 80 | 31 | / |
| Pugaban | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pugawan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phongavanh | 78 | 3 | / |
| Phunawan | 75 | 8 | / |
| Puinaban | 75 | 4 | / |
| Punnawan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Punawane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pongawan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ponggawan | 71 | 21 | / |
| Phunawang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ponawan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phongauwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonngavon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponghouvanh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phonnawan | 59 | 4 | / |
| Ponowan | 53 | 16 | / |
| Phonawon | 50 | 4 | / |
Pungavan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pungavan in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंगावन | pungavana | 60 |
| पुंगवन | pungavana | 20 |
| पुंगावण | pungavana | 20 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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