Pungavanan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Pungavanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pungavanan (3) may also be a first name.
Pungavanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pungavanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pungavanan is more commonly found in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pungavanan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Pungavanan are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 3 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Guyana, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 762,221. In Guyana it is most prevalent in: East Berbice-Corentyne, where 100 percent reside. Besides Guyana it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pungavanam | 90 | 117 | / |
| Poongavanan | 86 | 10 | / |
| Poungavanon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pungavasnam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pugavanam | 84 | 4 | / |
| Pugawanan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Punavanam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Punnavanam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pumgavanam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pongavanon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poogavanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punnaivanam | 76 | 18 | / |
| Poongavanon | 76 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pungavanan
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