Punita Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Punita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7291:1,052,21643,792
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Punita (115,896) may also be a first name.

Punita Last Name Facts

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

Punita (Bengali: পুনিতা, Hindi: पुनीता, Marathi: पुिनता, Oriya: ପୁନିତା) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punita? popularity and diffusion

The last name Punita is the 448,102nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Punita live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,899th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 115,896 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 729 people, or 1 in 1,052,216. In India Punita is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 30 percent are found and Bihar, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Punita Last Name Statistics demography

Punita earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punitha92218/
Pusnita9222/
Punitay928/
Paunita926/
Punnita922/
Punitaa922/
Punitas921/
Puunita921/
Punaitha8611/
Puinitay864/
Ponita83175/
Pinita8324/
Puniti8310/
Punito837/
Puneta836/
Punuta834/
Punnittha8046/
Phunithai801/
Punetha771,940/
Puniste7735/
Puneeta7730/
Poenita7726/
Pienita778/
Punitiy778/
Ponnita775/
Poonita775/
Ponieta771/
Punutau771/
Pungiti771/
Punitis771/
Punites771/
Pinitta771/
Phonita771/
Phunuta771/
Punutai771/
Pounity770/
Putnaite7111/
Puneetha718/
Poonitha714/
Pauneata713/
Punnetha712/
Phunyota711/
Punnithi711/
Punnutai711/
Poneta67560/
Poniti67322/
Pineta67178/
Puneti67128/
Phunyotha6787/
Ponyta6725/
Phunithet6723/
Ponito6719/
Punete6717/
Pinito6711/
Pinuta677/
Phinittha676/
Punyte674/
Ponite674/
Piñeta671/

Punita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punita in the Bengali language
পুনিতাpunita85.71
পুনীতাpunita14.29
Punita in the Hindi language
पुनीताpunita83.56
पुनिताpunita14.29
पूनीताpunita1.27
पूनिताpunita0.71
पुनीतpunita0.11
पुनितpunita0.02
पु॰नीताpunita0.01
अरन्तरarantara0.01
पु़नीताpunita0.01
सुनीताsunita0.01
पुनीमाpunima0.01
पुणीताpunita0.01
पनीताpanita0.01
Punita in the Oriya language
ପୁନିତାpunita81.91
ପୁନୀତାpunita15.08
ପୂନିତାpunita2.51
ପୁନମpunama0.5
Punita in the Marathi language
पुिनताpuinata53.05
पुनीताpunita38.8
पुनीतpunita2.16
पूिनताpuinata1.8
पुिणताpuinata1.32
पुिनतpuinata0.96
पुणीताpunita0.6
पूनीताpunita0.36
पीटरpitara0.24
कुंतलkuntala0.12
पूिणताpuinata0.12
पीपुनीताpipunita0.12

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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 Punita
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