Punia Surname
Approximately 4,838 people bear this surname
Punia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,961 | 1:259,056 | 14,922 |
| Indonesia | 971 | 1:136,199 | 13,562 |
| Canada | 234 | 1:157,460 | 15,959 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 150 | 1:54,358 | 6,878 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Ukraine | 39 | 1:1,167,249 | 102,683 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Punia (13,650) may also be a first name.
Punia Demographics
Average Punia Salary in
United States
$51,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Punia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punia (Bengali: পুনিয়া, Hindi: पूनिया, Marathi: पुिनया, Oriya: ପୁନିଆ, Tibetan: པུ་ནི་ཡ་) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Punia.
How Common Is The Last Name Punia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 98,028th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,506,314 people. Punia occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Punia are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 49,544th most frequent first name on earth, held by 13,650 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 2,961 people, or 1 in 259,056. In India Punia is primarily found in: Delhi, where 26 percent reside, Haryana, where 16 percent reside and Punjab, where 15 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Punia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Punia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Punia surname increased 4,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Punia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Punia last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Punia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $51,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.8% more than the national average, earning $63,494 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punia in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུ་ནི་ཡ་ | puniya | - |
| Punia in the Bengali language | ||
| পুনিয়া | puniya | - |
| Punia in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନିଆ | puni'a | 92.45 |
| ପୁନୀଆ | puni'a | 2.67 |
| ପୂନିଆ | puni'a | 1.81 |
| ପୂନୀଆ | puni'a | 0.14 |
| ପୁଣିଆ | puni'a | 0.14 |
| ପୁନିଅ | puni'a | 0.09 |
| ପୁଣିଅ | puni'a | 0.05 |
| ପୁନିୟା | puniya | 0.05 |
| ପୁଣା | puna | 0.05 |
| ସୁନିଆ | suni'a | 0.05 |
| ପୁନିଁଆ | punima | 0.05 |
| ପୁନୀଅ | puni'a | 0.05 |
| Punia in the Marathi language | ||
| पुिनया | puinaya | 53.06 |
| पुनीया | puniya | 24.49 |
| पुण्या | punya | 8.16 |
| पूिनया | puinaya | 8.16 |
| पुण्य | punya | 4.08 |
| पुिरआ | puira'a | 2.04 |
| Punia in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनिया | puniya | 52 |
| पुनिया | puniya | 34 |
| पुनीया | puniya | 4 |
| पुनिा | punia | 2 |
| पूनीया | puniya | 1 |
| पुनिआ | puni'a | 1 |
| पूनीआ | puni'a | 1 |
| पूनि़ाा | puniaa | 1 |
| पुनियॉ | puniyo | 1 |
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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
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