Pungus Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pungus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7591:174,24116,876
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Pungus (13) may also be a first name.

Pungus Last Name Facts

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

Pungus occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 442,270th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pungus reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pungus is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name in the world, held by 13 people.

Pungus is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 759 people, or 1 in 174,241. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 75 percent are found, West Java, where 15 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punguse921/
Pungu9111,417/
Punus9190/
Pugus911/
Phunguse861/
Pungut83756/
Phungu83428/
Punggu8368/
Paunus8353/
Pungos8338/
Punnus8335/
Paugus8327/
Pungau8325/
Pungou838/
Punush833/
Pongus832/
Punhus832/
Pfungu831/
Paungu831/
Pounus831/
Pungutshe803/
Poungou77334/
Punnuse7753/
Punghau7727/
Punggut7715/
Punguha777/
Punggos774/
Punushe772/
Punggou771/
Punggau771/
Punngut771/
Phunush771/
Punngos771/
Phungutshe751/
Poungousse751/
Pongu73292/
Punos7381/
Pónus7353/
Ponus7346/
Pugos7327/
Pogus731/
Punnouse713/
Pounouss711/
Pugusova711/
Poujgous711/
Punghuha711/
Phunghuh711/
Pongos671,438/
Pongou67149/
Pónusz6769/
Pungutche6721/
Punnos6710/
Ponggu6710/
Punuch679/
Ponnus679/
Punoos674/
Pungoo673/
Poongu672/
Pongau672/
Poonus672/
Poungnuch672/
Punuuz671/
Ponusz671/
Pugushova671/
Punuce671/
Poguus671/
Phonus671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pungus
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