Punhani Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Punhani Surname User-submission:

The Punhani surname belongs to the Arora subcaste or Khatri. They speak Punjabi. Their religion is Hinduism.

Punhani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2371:3,236,56394,502
United States221:16,475,406557,260
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Pünhani (1) are calculated separately.

Punhani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Punhani surname belongs to the Arora subcaste or Khatri. They speak Punjabi. Their religion is Hinduism.

- neerajpunhani

Punhani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punhani (Hindi: पुन्हानी, Marathi: पुनहानी) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pünhani. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punhani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 945,594th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. Punhani is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Punhani live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Punhani is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 3,236,563. In India Punhani is most frequent in: Delhi, where 50 percent reside, Punjab, where 13 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Beside India this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Punhani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punhani surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Punhani earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Punhani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punhani in the Marathi language
पुनहानीpunahani-
Punhani in the Hindi language
पुन्हानीpunhani53.33
पुनहानीpunahani40
आरकेपुनहानिarakepunahani6.67

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