Puniam Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Singapore

Puniam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puniam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Puniam (28) may also be a first name.

Puniam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puniam (Marathi: पुिनदम, Oriya: ପୁନିୟମ) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puniam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puniam is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Puniam are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 7,848,705. In Thailand Puniam is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 44 percent are found, Lopburi Province, where 44 percent are found and Yasothon Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Puniam exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuniam92924/
Punniam921/
Phutniam8657/
Phumniam868/
Phunniam866/
Phueniam861/
Punian83120/
Punyam8398/
Punjam8336/
Piniam8321/
Poniam8314/
Puneam8312/
Pugnam831/
Punham830/
Phungniam802/
Phoniam77127/
Phiniam7760/
Pungian7747/
Pounian7710/
Ponijam776/
Pooniam774/
Ponniam773/
Pungnam773/
Punnian772/
Paugnam771/
Puuneam771/
Phunjam771/
Ponieam771/
Punnyam771/
Phinniam71261/
Phonniam7140/
Poonniam7125/
Pungnaim715/
Punyasim714/
Phungnam713/
Phooniam712/
Phunnian712/
Peungnam711/
Punjan67142/
Phunnayom67133/
Punion6764/
Punyom6744/
Ponian6723/
Punyan6713/
Pumjam6712/
Punhom6712/
Punjom6711/
Pinjam676/
Phoungnam675/
Ponyam675/
Pinyam674/
Punhan672/
Pugnan671/
Punean671/

Puniam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puniam in the Oriya language
ପୁନିୟମpuniyama-
Puniam in the Marathi language
पुिनदमpuinadama-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puniam
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