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 Male Punia Height
175.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Punia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punia (Bengali: পুনিয়া, Hindi: पूनिया, Marathi: पुिनया, Oriya: ପୁନିଆ, Tibetan: པུ་ནི་ཡ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Punia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 98,028th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,506,314 people. The surname 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 frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 13,650 people.
This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,961 people, or 1 in 259,056. In India it is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 26 percent reside, Haryana, where 16 percent reside and Punjab, where 15 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Punia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Punia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Punia last name expanded 4,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Punia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Punia are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered with 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punia
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