Puni Surname
Approximately 4,395 people bear this surname
Puni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,084 | 1:707,625 | 32,727 |
| Indonesia | 649 | 1:203,774 | 19,266 |
| Papua New Guinea | 596 | 1:13,681 | 1,290 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Samoa | 446 | 1:435 | 106 |
| Romania | 194 | 1:103,494 | 11,720 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Colombia | 123 | 1:388,407 | 6,334 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| American Samoa | 64 | 1:871 | 99 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Puñi (141) are calculated separately.
Puni (68,174) may also be a first name.
Puni Demographics
Average Puni Salary in
United States
$54,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Puni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puni (Bengali: পুনি, Hindi: पूनी, Marathi: पुनी, Oriya: ପୁନି, Russian: Пуни, Tibetan: པུར་ནི་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Puñi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 106,371st most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,658,145 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Puni live; 26 percent live in Oceania Islands and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puni is also the 14,175th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 68,174 people.
Puni is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 707,625. In India Puni is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 39 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 19 percent live and Manipur, where 10 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Puni Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Puni last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the party.
The amount Puni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning R 157,164 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $17,459,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning $58,142 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puni in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनी | puni | 89.8 |
| पूनी | puni | 4.4 |
| पुणी | puni | 3.92 |
| पूंग़ी | pungi | 1.26 |
| फुनी | phuni | 0.16 |
| पुना | puna | 0.16 |
| Puni in the Bengali language | ||
| পুনি | puni | 86.36 |
| পূনি | puni | 7.58 |
| পুনিমালা | punimala | 3.03 |
| পুনী | puni | 1.52 |
| Puni in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନି | puni | 79.68 |
| ପୁନୀ | puni | 14.09 |
| ପୂନି | puni | 1.64 |
| ପୁଞି | puni | 1.22 |
| ପୂନୀ | puni | 0.67 |
| ପୁଞୀ | puni | 0.25 |
| ପୁଣି | puni | 0.18 |
| କୁନି | kuni | 0.13 |
| ପୂଞୀ | puni | 0.09 |
| ପୁଣୀ | puni | 0.03 |
| ପୁଜି | puji | 0.02 |
| ପୁନା | puna | 0.02 |
| ପୂତ୍ି | puti | 0.01 |
| ପୂଣି | puni | 0.01 |
| ଗୁନି | guni | 0.01 |
| ପୁନ | puna | 0.01 |
| ପୁନିା | punia | 0.01 |
| କୁନୀ | kuni | 0.01 |
| ପୁେନ | puena | 0.01 |
| ମୁନା | muna | 0.01 |
| ପାନୀ | pani | 0.01 |
| Puni in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनी | puni | 64.5 |
| पुनी | puni | 34.27 |
| पुनि | puni | 0.32 |
| पूणी | puni | 0.3 |
| पूनि | puni | 0.17 |
| पुणी | puni | 0.09 |
| पूणीर् | punir | 0.02 |
| पुन्ी | puni | 0.01 |
| पुन्नी | punni | 0.01 |
| कुनी | kuni | 0.01 |
| पूनीज़् | puniz | 0.01 |
| Puni in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུར་ནི་ | purni | 50 |
| པུ་ནི་ | puni | 50 |
| Puni in the Russian language | ||
| Пуни | puni | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puni
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