Puning Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

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

Puning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2091:3,670,169102,657
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Püning (50) are calculated separately.

Puning (995) may also be a first name.

Puning Last Name Facts

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

Puning occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Püning. For other potential spellings of Puning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 902,012th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Puning live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 255,148th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 995 people.

The surname Puning is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 3,670,169. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Puning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Puning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puning last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püning9450/
Punning92142/
Puening92101/
Putning924/
Pusning922/
Puniong921/
Puningh921/
Peuning921/
Phuning921/
Punging921/
Pauning920/
Punin911,413/
Putnings863/
Pounging861/
Pfuining860/
Punina834,489/
Poning83622/
Pungin83446/
Pining83213/
Paunin83148/
Putnin83134/
Punion8364/
Phunin8333/
Punnin8328/
Pugnin8310/
Peunin836/
Pumnin836/
Punien831/
Pounin831/
Piening771,524/
Phumnin77407/
Paunina77172/
Phutnin77165/
Phunnin7778/
Punienė7760/
Phunina7721/
Pauneng7719/
Ponning7719/
Poungin7717/
Paungin7714/
Ponieng775/
Punyong775/
Peunina774/
Phounin773/
Punnina773/
Punneng772/
Poening771/
Pungnin771/
Pounina771/
Punoeng771/
Phining770/
Paugnin770/
Ponin731,725/
Punim7396/
Punyn7391/
Punen7337/
Punín733/
Puñin732/
Phungnin7126/
Phunyong714/
Poungnin711/
Punnen67367/
Phonin67339/
Punnem67201/
Poonin67191/
Phunim67169/
Poneng67147/
Punyna67116/
Phunen67101/
Pineng6780/
Puynen6736/
Punyon6722/
Ponnin6716/
Punnim6714/
Pinink6713/
Putnyn6710/
Paunyn6710/
Ponien675/
Punaen674/
Paunen672/
Puchennin672/
Puinem671/
Putnen671/
Puinen671/
Phaungnin671/
Pumnim671/
Pounen671/
Putnim670/

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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 Puning
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