Punja Surname

126,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Punja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4471:313,47217,500
Fiji4711:1,899282
England1471:379,03426,619
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Canada1031:357,72432,292
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Pakistan651:2,748,36723,130
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Punja (12,770) may also be a first name.

Punja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punja (Bengali: পুনজ, Hindi: पूंजा, Marathi: पुंजा, Oriya: ପୁ) is found most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punja is the 126,280th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,024,318 people. Punja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Punja reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Punja is also the 51,908th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12,770 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 2,447 people, or 1 in 313,472. In India it is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 55 percent reside, Daman and Diu, where 11 percent reside and Gujarat, where 10 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 13 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Punja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Punja are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% being registered with the party.

The amount Punja earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.91% more than the national average, earning $67,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punjah9140/
Punjai9138/
Punjad9129/
Punjya9115/
Punjay9112/
Punjia9110/
Punjap918/
Punjja913/
Punjas912/
Punjau912/
Paunja911/
Punjaa911/
Pounja911/
Punjat911/
Putinja83159/
Poundja8319/
Punjiah839/
Paunjay833/
Paunjat832/
Punnjah832/
Punjaya831/
Punijay831/
Punjaij831/
Punnjya831/
Paunjai831/
Punji808,714/
Punya804,848/
Punia804,838/
Punjo80973/
Pugna80486/
Pinja80308/
Punha80220/
Punje80215/
Punza80173/
Punca80110/
Ponja8085/
Punjy8053/
Punsa8027/
Punea8020/
Punça801/
Pumja801/
Pujnajha771/
Phaunjai771/
Punyua732,644/
Poonja731,035/
Pinjai73882/
Pugnat73138/
Pungea73128/
Punjoo73124/
Punjiy7380/
Pounia7373/
Pungia7363/
Pinjay7360/
Punjui7356/
Punnia7355/
Puncha7348/
Phunsa7348/
Puncea7345/
Puniah7331/
Pugnau7325/
Paunia7325/
Puinya7323/
Pugnea7322/
Phunza7321/
Punsay7321/
Ponjai7317/
Ponija7315/
Pinjia7315/
Punjuy7312/
Pfunya7311/
Putnia7310/
Punjee739/
Punias739/
Punsah738/
Punsap738/
Punjit736/
Punijo736/
Punjot735/
Puenya735/
Punjis734/
Punnji734/
Puunjy734/
Phunji734/
Punzai734/
Punsai734/
Punjer733/
Phunjo733/
Pumjai733/
Paunje732/
Punyad732/
Phunha732/
Pungna732/
Punjoy732/
Punyaa731/
Puniat731/
Puniji731/
Punjhe731/
Punjhi731/
Punnea731/
Punnya731/
Punsha731/
Puunha731/
Phunca731/
Pfunji731/
Puinha731/
Punjid731/
Punjoi731/
Ponjia731/
Pougna731/
Punyea731/
Pounya731/
Phonja731/
Phunya731/
Punzah731/
Punyah731/
Punkha731/
Puniad731/
Pugnas731/
Puña67407/
Phuniat67265/
Puignau67175/
Phunsat67109/
Punchai67107/
Phuncha6790/
Paugnat6766/
Puniach6731/
Phunsap6723/
Punayya6721/
Punchat6717/
Pauniat6712/
Phounsa6711/
Punyaat677/
Poungia676/
Punaiya675/
Phumjai675/
Punsaph675/
Punchay675/
Punniah674/
Pougnas674/
Bhpunia673/
Paunsay673/
Pugnaud673/
Phungna673/
Pounjou672/
Peungna672/
Punjeed672/
Punyaai672/
Phuniad672/
Phinjai672/
Pienjai672/
Pouncay671/
Phaunsa671/
Peunjiy671/
Phunjoh671/
Pugnaut671/
Punsaat671/
Pungnap671/
Ponnija671/
Pounias671/
Poutnje671/
Pauniah671/
Phungia671/
Phunhai671/
Phunjit671/
Phunjoi671/
Phunjui671/
Phunsau671/
Phunsay671/
Phunyaa671/
Poonjai671/
Puneiya671/
Punchau670/

Punja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punja in the Bengali language
পুনজpunaja-
Punja in the Marathi language
पुंजाpunja93.05
पूंजाpunja5.03
पंजाpanja0.57
पुन्जाpunja0.26
पुजाpuja0.16
पून्जाpunja0.06
पूजाpuja0.05
पुजांpujam0.04
पुंजpunja0.04
पुंडpunda0.03
पु़ंजाpunja0.02
पुनाpuna0.02
कुंजाkunja0.02
मुंजाmunja0.02
पुणाpuna0.01
रुंजाrunja0.01
पुनजाpunaja0.01
Punja in the Oriya language
ପୁpu84.04
ପୁାpua10.64
ପୁଂଜାpunja1.06
ପୁଂଜpunja1.06
ପୁଜ୍ିpuji1.06
Punja in the Hindi language
पूंजाpunja47.3
पुंजाpunja45.51
पुन्जाpunja3.62
पूँजाpumja1.85
पून्जाpunja0.86
पुँजाpumja0.49
पुन्जpunja0.08
पुजाpuja0.08
पूजाpuja0.05
पुॅंजाpuenja0.03

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