Punithan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Punithan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punithan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Punithan (283) may also be a first name.

Punithan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punithan occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Punithan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Punithan live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Punithan is also the 526,385th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 283 people.

The last name Punithan is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Punithan is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 47 percent are found, Karnataka, where 20 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunithan947/
Punnithan941/
Punitan939/
Punitham883/
Punethan881/
Phunitan881/
Pungitan881/
Punnithon821/
Punjtan803/
Punitam802/
Phinittan714/
Puneetham711/
Piniton6721/
Pinutan6713/
Puneton673/
Phungitton671/
Poniton670/
Pineton5322/
Poneton530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Punithan
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