Punit Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Punit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8631:888,83638,729
Philippines1531:661,68868,918
Canada681:541,84745,466
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Punit (103,251) may also be a first name.

Punit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punit (Bengali: পুনীত, Hindi: पुनीत, Marathi: पुिनत, Oriya: ପୁନିତ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,593rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. Punit occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Punit are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 9,898th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 103,251 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 888,836. In India Punit is most numerous in: Chhattisgarh, where 24 percent reside, Gujarat, where 19 percent reside and Karnataka, where 17 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Punit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punit last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Punit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.99% more than the national average, earning $58,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $61,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pugnit9188/
Punith9185/
Punnit9160/
Pounit9110/
Pungit919/
Puunit912/
Punitt911/
Phunit911/
Paunit911/
Puni894,395/
Phutnit83612/
Puniste8335/
Phumnit835/
Punnith831/
Peunith831/
Pusnith831/
Punngit831/
Phunnit831/
Pauni803,940/
Pungi801,369/
Pugni801,027/
Punio80849/
Punni80839/
Pinit80766/
Punai80497/
Punie80286/
Punis80218/
Punoi80213/
Punyi80182/
Pumni80138/
Puniy80130/
Ponit8089/
Pusni8082/
Punei8062/
Pouni8062/
Punhi8038/
Putni8027/
Phuni8027/
Punih8022/
Pujni8021/
Punet8021/
Puniš8018/
Peuni8016/
Punid809/
Punyt805/
Punui804/
Puuni803/
Pfuni802/
Puyni801/
Punii801/
Putnaite7711/
Putnaitė771/
Phounith771/
Phinit734,837/
Phungi732,607/
Phumni731,490/
Pugnet73943/
Phunoi73747/
Phunet73332/
Puneet73306/
Paunet73306/
Putnis73205/
Pinoit73142/
Pusnei73131/
Punnoi7399/
Punich7396/
Poonit7378/
Putnoi7374/
Pungoi7361/
Putnyi7349/
Pounis7338/
Pahuni7335/
Paunio7331/
Paunis7328/
Phunui7327/
Puneth7323/
Pumnoi7321/
Punhoi7319/
Puinoi7319/
Pungai7318/
Punete7317/
Punyot7317/
Pusnyi7314/
Puuniy7313/
Putnui7313/
Punett7312/
Punniy7311/
Punnet7310/
Pinith739/
Punnai738/
Punnis738/
Pounet737/
Pumnui736/
Puynoi735/
Paunai734/
Paunei734/
Paunoi734/
Paunyi734/
Punyte734/
Putnii734/
Punnie733/
Putnai733/
Punish733/
Punaiy732/
Puttni732/
Punytė732/
Punget732/
Phugni731/
Pauniy731/
Punhei731/
Pfunai731/
Paunie731/
Paunni731/
Pfunio731/
Peunet731/
Phunni731/
Puinie731/
Puinyi731/
Punaij731/
Pungni731/
Ppunis731/
Pougni731/
Pounai731/
Pounni731/
Poutni731/
Poungi731/
Punnui731/
Punieh731/
Ponitt730/
Pugnie730/
Puna67157,435/
Pune673,786/
Punj673,551/
Phunnoi671,197/
Peugnet671,064/
Phumnoi67962/
Pougnet67916/
Punnett67684/
Phunyot67482/
Phunnai67368/
Poonith67361/
Phuinoi67294/
Puñi67141/
Puneeth6778/
Phinith6776/
Phumnet6758/
Phumnui6748/
Phutnoi6742/
Puggini6739/
Pounhet6735/
Paunete6730/
Puny6729/
Poutnis6723/
Poungni6722/
Pungnis679/
Phonnit678/
Ponnitt678/
Punette674/
Paunich674/
Phutnui674/
Punaich674/
Pungnet673/
Puhnaia672/
Punh672/
Pungnoi672/
Phaunis671/
Paunoić671/
Pugnett671/
Pugnich671/
Phahuni671/
Pucinni671/
Putinni671/
Phunnis671/
Póni671/
Punisch671/
Puná671/
Ponnith671/
Phunhai671/
Phumnai671/
Phuynoi671/
Punyoth671/
Pounett670/
Paunett670/
Putnets670/

Punit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punit in the Hindi language
पुनीतpunita87.91
पुनितpunita10.2
पूनीतpunita1.18
पूनितpunita0.62
पुनीताpunita0.02
पुणीतpunita0.01
पुणितpunita0.01
पुनीत़punita0.01
सुनीतsunita0
पुनित़punita0
पुनीलpunila0
पुनतिpunati0
पुनीत्punit0
सुमीतsumita0
पूणिताpunita0
सुनीलsunila0
Punit in the Oriya language
ପୁନିତpunita78.45
ପୁନୀତpunita10.77
ପୁନିତ୍punit6.06
ପୂନିତpunita1.35
ପୁନୀତ୍punit0.67
ପୁନିpuni0.67
ପୁନିତିpuniti0.34
ପୁଣିତpunita0.34
ପୂନୀତpunita0.34
ପୂନିତ୍punit0.34
Punit in the Bengali language
পুনীতpunita50
পুনিতpunita50
Punit in the Marathi language
पुिनतpuinata48.82
पुनीतpunita46.85
पूनीतpunita1.37
पुणीतpunita0.26
पुनीनpunina0.09
गुनीguni0.09
पूणीतpunita0.04
अनीताanita0.04
पुरीpuri0.04
पुनpuna0.04
पुनोतpunota0.04
पुनीवpuniva0.04
पुनीलpunila0.04

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