Punis Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Croatia

Punis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1181:857,95179,570
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Croatia81:528,57638,675
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Puniš (18), Pūnis (1) & Puñis (1) are calculated separately.

Punis (222) may also be a first name.

Punis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punis (Hindi: पुनीस, Marathi: पुिनस) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Puniš, Pūnis or Puñis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,115,011th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Punis reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Punis is also the 605,116th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 222 people.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 857,951. In The Philippines Punis is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 56 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.

Punis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Punis last name increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Punis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punis last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Punis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 106.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,036 per year and in United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puniš9318/
Pūnis931/
Puñis931/
Putnis91205/
Pungis9153/
Pounis9138/
Paunis9128/
Punnis918/
Punish913/
Ppunis911/
Punies910/
Puni894,395/
Pounios8327/
Poutnis8323/
Poungis8315/
Pungnis839/
Phaunis831/
Phunnis831/
Punisch831/
Pauni803,940/
Pinis801,436/
Pungi801,369/
Punit801,170/
Pugni801,027/
Punio80849/
Punni80839/
Punai80497/
Ponis80314/
Punie80286/
Punoi80213/
Punes80202/
Punyi80182/
Pumni80138/
Puniy80130/
Pusni8082/
Punei8062/
Pouni8062/
Punhi8038/
Putni8027/
Phuni8027/
Punih8022/
Pujni8021/
Peuni8016/
Punys8012/
Punid809/
Punic805/
Punui804/
Puuni803/
Pfuni802/
Puyni801/
Punii801/
Paunisch770/
Phungi732,607/
Phumni731,490/
Phunoi73747/
Pinies73172/
Pusnei73131/
Ponisz73124/
Punnoi7399/
Punich7396/
Ponish7393/
Pugnit7388/
Phinis7383/
Paunic7381/
Putnoi7374/
Pungoi7361/
Punnit7360/
Pienis7358/
Pinisz7358/
Putnyi7349/
Pahuni7335/
Paunio7331/
Pineis7331/
Phunui7327/
Puniez7324/
Pumnoi7321/
Punhoi7319/
Puinoi7319/
Pungai7318/
Pugnes7315/
Pusnyi7314/
Puuniy7313/
Punesh7313/
Putnui7313/
Peunic7312/
Punniy7311/
Putnys7311/
Pounit7310/
Poonis739/
Pinois739/
Punnai738/
Pounes737/
Poneis736/
Pumnui736/
Puenes735/
Puynoi735/
Paunai734/
Paunei734/
Paunoi734/
Paunyi734/
Putnii734/
Punnie733/
Putnai733/
Punaiy732/
Puttni732/
Phugni731/
Ponais731/
Pauniy731/
Punesr731/
Punhei731/
Punitt731/
Pfunai731/
Phonis731/
Phunit731/
Paunie731/
Paunit731/
Paunni731/
Pfunio731/
Phunni731/
Puinie731/
Puinyi731/
Puisne731/
Punaij731/
Pungni731/
Ponies731/
Ponnis731/
Pougni731/
Pounai731/
Pounni731/
Poutni731/
Poungi731/
Punyos731/
Punnui731/
Punieh731/
Paunes731/
Pugnie730/
Pfunes730/
Puna67157,435/
Pune673,786/
Punj673,551/
Phunnoi671,197/
Phumnoi67962/
Phutnit67612/
Phunnai67368/
Phuinoi67294/
Puñi67141/
Pinhais6794/
Pinisch6755/
Puisney6754/
Phumnui6748/
Phutnoi6742/
Puggini6739/
Ponisch6732/
Puny6729/
Pumhais6723/
Poungni6722/
Punesch6712/
Phinies6712/
Putness675/
Phumnit675/
Punnesh674/
Phoenis674/
Paunich674/
Phutnui674/
Punaich674/
Puhnaia672/
Puneesh672/
Punh672/
Pungnoi672/
Poenish671/
Ponnish671/
Poonish671/
Paunoić671/
Pungesh671/
Pugnich671/
Peunith671/
Phahuni671/
Pucinni671/
Putinni671/
Póni671/
Puná671/
Pusnith671/
Phunhai671/
Phunnit671/
Phumnai671/
Phuynoi671/
Putneys670/
Putnets670/

Punis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punis in the Marathi language
पुिनसpuinasa75
पुनीसpunisa25
Punis in the Hindi language
पुनीसpunisa61.11
पुनिसpunisa18.52
पूनिसpunisa16.67
पूनीसpunisa3.7

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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 Punis
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