Punj Surname

127,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Punj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,0181:254,16314,688
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
England1481:376,47326,505
Canada411:898,67368,969
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Punj (374) may also be a first name.

Punj Last Name Facts

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

Punj (Hindi: पुंज, Marathi: पुंज) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punj? popularity and diffusion

Punj is the 127,705th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,052,252 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Punj reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Punj is also the 448,725th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 374 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3,018 people, or 1 in 254,163. In India it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 32 percent live, Delhi, where 22 percent live and Haryana, where 12 percent live. Other than India it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Punj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punj surname are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Punj earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.11% more than the national average, earning $58,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $58,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punje89215/
Puenj8927/
Phunj8926/
Puunj8923/
Punaj8916/
Peunj894/
Pounj893/
Punnj892/
Punoj892/
Punjh892/
Paunj891/
Phaunj80240/
Phunaj808/
Punnoj807/
Pungaj804/
Phunuj804/
Punaja802/
Paunje802/
Punjhe801/
Punnaj801/
Punaij801/
Puna75157,435/
Puni754,395/
Pune753,786/
Ponj7558/
Puny7529/
Punc753/
Punh752/
Pinj752/
Puná751/
Pumj751/
Poutnje731/
Punnaja731/
Punay6710,252/
Phuna679,131/
Punna675,932/
Pauni673,940/
Punch673,862/
Pauna673,168/
Pouna671,727/
Pungi671,369/
Punyo671,300/
Punit671,170/
Pugni671,027/
Punio67849/
Punni67839/
Paune67581/
Punai67497/
Punie67286/
Punoy67284/
Pinij67265/
Punis67218/
Punoi67213/
Punes67202/
Punyi67182/
Punge67180/
Puned67165/
Poune67140/
Pumni67138/
Puniy67130/
Puneh67127/
Punne67100/
Punaa6796/
Putne6792/
Pouny6791/
Peuna6791/
Pugne6785/
Pusni6782/
Punny6762/
Punei6762/
Pouni6762/
Puina6754/
Puene6749/
Puung6745/
Puine6741/
Punhi6738/
Putni6727/
Phuni6727/
Puuny6725/
Punee6725/
Punih6722/
Pujni6721/
Puner6721/
Punet6721/
Punea6720/
Puniš6718/
Peune6717/
Pujna6716/
Peuni6716/
Punhe6715/
Punys6712/
Punid679/
Poonj678/
Pauny677/
Pauné677/
Phonj676/
Phune675/
Punyt675/
Ponej674/
Punui674/
Puuni673/
Pun'a672/
Pfuni672/
Puney672/
Peuny672/
Punez672/
Pfuna672/
Ponjj671/
Puune671/
Phunh671/
Phuny671/
Phumj671/
Puyni671/
Pouné671/
Punoa671/
Punii671/
Puiny671/
Pounc670/

Punj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punj in the Marathi language
पुंजpunja92.59
पुजpuja4.44
पूंजpunja1.48
पुन्जpunja1.11
पुंजुpunju0.37
Punj in the Hindi language
पुंजpunja82.31
पुन्जpunja13.59
पूंजpunja3.85

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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 Punj
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