Punhu Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Punhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Punhu (239) may also be a first name.

Punhu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punhu (Hindi: पुन्हू, Marathi: पुन्हु) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punhu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Punhu is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Punhu live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 578,640th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 239 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,870,919. In Pakistan Punhu is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punohu9137/
Pfunhu916/
Punhus912/
Punhou911/
Punu891,732/
Pungu8011,417/
Punuh80482/
Punnu80324/
Punju80214/
Punut80211/
Punau80195/
Paunu80176/
Phunu80159/
Pounu80114/
Punus8090/
Punyu8060/
Pumhu8047/
Punho8045/
Punud8044/
Puinu8010/
Pfunu808/
Puenu805/
Punui804/
Puniu802/
Punou801/
Putnu801/
Phuneyhu771/
Punyua732,644/
Phunut73687/
Phungu73428/
Pounou7368/
Phunnu7357/
Punjui7356/
Paunus7353/
Pumnut7344/
Punnus7335/
Phunui7327/
Pugnau7325/
Pungau7325/
Putnui7313/
Paunju7312/
Punjuy7312/
Punnut7310/
Punuch739/
Pungou738/
Peunou737/
Pumnui736/
Phunyu735/
Pouniu734/
Phunuj734/
Punnuy734/
Punush733/
Punnuh733/
Pinhui733/
Pumnup732/
Punjau732/
Punnuu731/
Punoju731/
Paungu731/
Pfungu731/
Peuneu731/
Punuha731/
Punuuz731/
Pounau731/
Pounus731/
Phunud731/
Putnut731/
Putnuy731/
Punjud731/
Punnui731/
Punooh731/
Punaud731/
Putnau730/
Paunoiu67514/
Poungou67334/
Phunnut67273/
Puignau67175/
Puignou6766/
Punnoju6736/
Pounaud6735/
Pugnoud6719/
Phunuch675/
Pugnaud673/
Punnuch673/
Pounjou672/
Pumnuch672/
Pumnutt671/
Punajiu671/
Peugnou671/
Peunaud671/
Peungeu671/
Phuneyu671/
Pugnaut671/
Punehoo671/
Ponhieu671/
Poumnou671/
Pouniou671/
Pounouh671/
Pougnou671/
Phunjui671/
Phunush671/
Pungnut671/

Punhu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punhu in the Marathi language
पुन्हुpunhu-
Punhu in the Hindi language
पुन्हूpunhu57.14
पुन्हुpunhu28.57
पून्हूpunhu14.29

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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 Punhu
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