Punhal Surname

135,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Punhal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,3021:54,1022,158
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Punhal (4,446) may also be a first name.

Punhal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punhal (Marathi: पुन्हाळ) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Punhal.

How Common Is The Last Name Punhal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,847th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,203,673 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Punhal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Punhal is also the 103,319th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 4,446 people.

The last name Punhal is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,302 people, or 1 in 54,102. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 99 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punahal9214/
Punihal9212/
Punhale924/
Punhyal922/
Punhail921/
Punal91192/
Punhagli861/
Punnahal861/
Pinhal832,314/
Paunal83311/
Putnal83308/
Punjal83292/
Pungal83136/
Punyal8388/
Pugnal8341/
Punale8338/
Punnal8333/
Phunal8312/
Punahl839/
Pounal837/
Punial832/
Puhnal831/
Punail831/
Punalt830/
Pounall77186/
Pugnale77160/
Phunyal7763/
Putnall7729/
Phungal7715/
Punjale774/
Pinhall773/
Paunyal773/
Punatil772/
Putnaul771/
Phunaul771/
Ponihal771/
Punjjal771/
Punjial771/
Puignal771/
Phunnal771/
Punjaal771/
Pusnale771/
Punnahl771/
Phinhal771/
Punnaul771/
Pounehaill751/
Pinal734,554/
Puñal73985/
Punol73198/
Ponal7368/
Phumnaul715/
Punnatil711/
Peunnaul711/
Pinhol6794/
Ponnal6788/
Phinal6782/
Pougnault6745/
Ponyal6723/
Pungol6718/
Pinail6716/
Ponall6716/
Ponail6714/
Pinaal6713/
Puinol6711/
Punjol676/
Pineal673/
Pugnol672/
Poneal672/
Poonal671/
Pinall671/
Punyasilp671/
Punnattil671/
Punnol671/
Punole671/
Phonal671/
Ponhol671/
Puenol671/
Ponahl671/
Punnasilp671/
Ponnehall670/

Punhal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punhal in the Marathi language
पुन्हाळpunhala-

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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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  • 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 Punhal
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