Punim Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Punim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080

Punim (542) may also be a first name.

Punim Last Name Facts

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

Punim (Hindi: पुनीम, Marathi: पुिनम) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punim is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Punim are found; 59 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 361,930th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 542 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 67 percent live, Hela, where 23 percent live and National Capital District, where 5 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Punim occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Punim Last Name Statistics demography

Punim earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.48% less than the national average, earning $35,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunim91169/
Punnim9114/
Pungim917/
Punaim915/
Puneim911/
Pumnim911/
Puniem911/
Putnim910/
Phunnim83153/
Pungnim832/
Phuniem832/
Phunhim831/
Phumnim831/
Poungim831/
Phunaim831/
Punaime831/
Putnaim830/
Punem8011,337/
Punin801,413/
Pinim80798/
Ponim8016/
Punym801/
Pungnaim775/
Peungnim771/
Punina734,489/
Pungin73446/
Puning73296/
Punnem73201/
Poniem73151/
Paunin73148/
Putnin73134/
Puunem7378/
Punion7364/
Punyom7344/
Phunin7333/
Punnin7328/
Phunem7326/
Puneem7322/
Puneme7313/
Puneam7312/
Pugnin7310/
Poonim737/
Peunin736/
Pumnin736/
Phonim735/
Punemm732/
Punemq731/
Puinem731/
Pounem731/
Ponaim731/
Ponnim731/
Punien731/
Pounin731/
Putnem730/
Phumnin67407/
Paunina67172/
Phutnin67165/
Punning67142/
Phinnim6794/
Phunnin6778/
Punienė6760/
Phunina6721/
Poungin6717/
Paungin6714/
Phoonim675/
Phonnim675/
Putning674/
Peunina674/
Poonnim674/
Phounin673/
Punnina673/
Phunyom672/
Pusning672/
Puningh671/
Pounina671/
Phuning671/
Phonaim671/
Peuning671/
Puunnem671/
Puuneam671/
Poonaim671/
Pungnin671/
Paugnin670/
Pauning670/

Punim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punim in the Marathi language
पुिनमpuinama71.43
पुनीमpunima28.57
Punim in the Hindi language
पुनीमpunima40
पुनिमpunima25
पूनिमpunima15
पूनीमpunima5
पुणिमpunima5
पूनमpunama5
पूणीमpunima5

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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 Punim
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