Punith Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Punith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India741:10,365,748197,751
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351

Punith (1,093) may also be a first name.

Punith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punith (Hindi: पुनीथ, Marathi: पुनीथ) is found most in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Punith live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 241,398th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,093 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India Punith is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 46 percent are found, Telangana, where 11 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pusnith921/
Peunith921/
Punnith921/
Punit911,170/
Phounith861/
Pugnit8388/
Punnit8360/
Puneth8323/
Pounit8310/
Pungit839/
Pinith839/
Puunit832/
Phunit831/
Punitt831/
Paunit831/
Phutnit77612/
Poonith77361/
Puneeth7778/
Phinith7776/
Puniste7735/
Phumnit775/
Punngit771/
Ponnith771/
Phunnit771/
Punyoth771/
Pinit73766/
Ponit7389/
Punet7321/
Punid739/
Punyt735/
Putnaite7111/
Pungneth712/
Putnaitė711/
Peugneth711/
Phinit674,837/
Pugnet67943/
Phunet67332/
Paunet67306/
Puneet67306/
Pinoit67142/
Poonit6778/
Punyot6717/
Punete6717/
Punett6712/
Punnet6710/
Pounet677/
Punyte674/
Punget672/
Punytė672/
Peunet671/
Punhed671/
Ponitt670/

Punith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punith in the Marathi language
पुनीथpunitha50
पुिनतpuinata20
पुनीथाभpunithabha10
पुनीतpunita10
पुिनथpuinatha10
Punith in the Hindi language
पुनीथpunitha33.33
पुनीठpunitha33.33
पुनितpunita33.33

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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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  • 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 Punith
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