Punj Surname
Approximately 3,551 people bear this surname
Punj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,018 | 1:254,163 | 14,688 |
| United States | 154 | 1:2,353,629 | 145,693 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Punj (374) may also be a first name.
Punj Demographics
Average Punj Salary in
United States
$58,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Punj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punj (Hindi: पुंज, Marathi: पुंज) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Punj.
How Common Is The Last Name Punj? popularity and diffusion
Punj is the 127,705th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,052,252 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Punj are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 448,725th most commonly used forename at a global level, 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 concentrated in: Punjab, where 32 percent reside, Delhi, where 22 percent reside and Haryana, where 12 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Punj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Punj last name are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.17% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punje | 89 | 215 | / |
| Puenj | 89 | 27 | / |
| Phunj | 89 | 26 | / |
| Puunj | 89 | 23 | / |
| Punaj | 89 | 16 | / |
| Peunj | 89 | 4 | / |
| Pounj | 89 | 3 | / |
| Punnj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Punoj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Punjh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Paunj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phaunj | 80 | 240 | / |
| Phunaj | 80 | 8 | / |
| Punnoj | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pungaj | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phunuj | 80 | 4 | / |
| Punaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Paunje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Punjhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punnaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punaij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puna | 75 | 157,435 | / |
| Puni | 75 | 4,395 | / |
| Pune | 75 | 3,786 | / |
| Ponj | 75 | 58 | / |
| Puny | 75 | 29 | / |
| Punc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Punh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pinj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puná | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pumj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poutnje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Punnaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Punay | 67 | 10,252 | / |
| Phuna | 67 | 9,131 | / |
| Punna | 67 | 5,932 | / |
| Pauni | 67 | 3,940 | / |
| Punch | 67 | 3,862 | / |
| Pauna | 67 | 3,168 | / |
| Pouna | 67 | 1,727 | / |
| Pungi | 67 | 1,369 | / |
| Punyo | 67 | 1,300 | / |
| Punit | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Pugni | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Punio | 67 | 849 | / |
| Punni | 67 | 839 | / |
| Paune | 67 | 581 | / |
| Punai | 67 | 497 | / |
| Punie | 67 | 286 | / |
| Punoy | 67 | 284 | / |
| Pinij | 67 | 265 | / |
| Punis | 67 | 218 | / |
| Punoi | 67 | 213 | / |
| Punes | 67 | 202 | / |
| Punyi | 67 | 182 | / |
| Punge | 67 | 180 | / |
| Puned | 67 | 165 | / |
| Poune | 67 | 140 | / |
| Pumni | 67 | 138 | / |
| Puniy | 67 | 130 | / |
| Puneh | 67 | 127 | / |
| Punne | 67 | 100 | / |
| Punaa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Putne | 67 | 92 | / |
| Pouny | 67 | 91 | / |
| Peuna | 67 | 91 | / |
| Pugne | 67 | 85 | / |
| Pusni | 67 | 82 | / |
| Punny | 67 | 62 | / |
| Punei | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pouni | 67 | 62 | / |
| Puina | 67 | 54 | / |
| Puene | 67 | 49 | / |
| Puung | 67 | 45 | / |
| Puine | 67 | 41 | / |
| Punhi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Putni | 67 | 27 | / |
| Phuni | 67 | 27 | / |
| Puuny | 67 | 25 | / |
| Punee | 67 | 25 | / |
| Punih | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pujni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Puner | 67 | 21 | / |
| Punet | 67 | 21 | / |
| Punea | 67 | 20 | / |
| Puniš | 67 | 18 | / |
| Peune | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pujna | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peuni | 67 | 16 | / |
| Punhe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Punys | 67 | 12 | / |
| Punid | 67 | 9 | / |
| Poonj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pauny | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pauné | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phonj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Punyt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ponej | 67 | 4 | / |
| Punui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puuni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pun'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfuni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peuny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Punez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfuna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ponjj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phunh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phumj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puyni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouné | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pounc | 67 | 0 | / |
Punj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punj in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंज | punja | 92.59 |
| पुज | puja | 4.44 |
| पूंज | punja | 1.48 |
| पुन्ज | punja | 1.11 |
| पुंजु | punju | 0.37 |
| Punj in the Hindi language | ||
| पुंज | punja | 82.31 |
| पुन्ज | punja | 13.59 |
| पूंज | punja | 3.85 |
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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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- 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 Punj
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