Punisa Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Punisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 134 | 1:5,724,369 | 136,722 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Puniša (1) are calculated separately.
Punisa (516) may also be a first name.
Punisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punisa (Hindi: पुनीसा, Marathi: पुिनसा, Oriya: ପୁନିସା) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as: Puniša. For other possible spellings of Punisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,422,956th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Punisa are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Punisa is also the 372,032nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 516 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 5,724,369. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 94 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puniša | 94 | 1 | / |
| Punnisa | 92 | 141 | / |
| Punisia | 92 | 9 | / |
| Phunisa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Punisha | 92 | 4 | / |
| Punisai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Putnisa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pungisa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punisay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pfunisa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punisah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punidsa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Punaisay | 86 | 22 | / |
| Punnisha | 86 | 14 | / |
| Phunisai | 86 | 8 | / |
| Putnitsa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Punnissa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phunisha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punica | 83 | 99 | / |
| Pinisa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ponisa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Punisi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Punesa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Phunitsai | 80 | 49 | / |
| Pfungisai | 80 | 23 | / |
| Phunnisha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phutnisai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punnica | 77 | 152 | / |
| Paunusa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Ponisia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Punisić | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ponissa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Punnesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punnusa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ppunica | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punisyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hpunica | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punijay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponisea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phunnitsai | 75 | 11 | / |
| Paunussa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Punisher | 71 | 24 | / |
| Phonisay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Pounissi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Poonnisa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Paunessa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ppunnica | 71 | 3 | / |
| Punnaisi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phunesap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinijsai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hpunnica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfungiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poonisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poniso | 67 | 204 | / |
| Pinesa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ponisi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Phumnaisi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ponise | 67 | 47 | / |
| Poniża | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ponesa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Puneca | 67 | 10 | / |
| Piñesa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Puneja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Piniza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Punijo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phonnisai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pinusa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Punjja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ponisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puneza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piniso | 67 | 1 | / |
Punisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punisa in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନିସା | punisa | - |
| Punisa in the Marathi language | ||
| पुिनसा | puinasa | 75 |
| पुनीसा | punisa | 25 |
| Punisa in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनीसा | punisa | 42.86 |
| पुनिसा | punisa | 28.57 |
| पूनीसा | punisa | 14.29 |
| पूनिसा | punisa | 14.29 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punisa
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