Punja Surname
Approximately 3,600 people bear this surname
Punja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,447 | 1:313,472 | 17,500 |
| Fiji | 471 | 1:1,899 | 282 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Punja (12,770) may also be a first name.
Punja Demographics
Punja Political Affiliation
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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
Punja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punja in the Bengali language | ||
| পুনজ | punaja | - |
| Punja in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंजा | punja | 93.05 |
| पूंजा | punja | 5.03 |
| पंजा | panja | 0.57 |
| पुन्जा | punja | 0.26 |
| पुजा | puja | 0.16 |
| पून्जा | punja | 0.06 |
| पूजा | puja | 0.05 |
| पुजां | pujam | 0.04 |
| पुंज | punja | 0.04 |
| पुंड | punda | 0.03 |
| पु़ंजा | punja | 0.02 |
| पुना | puna | 0.02 |
| कुंजा | kunja | 0.02 |
| मुंजा | munja | 0.02 |
| पुणा | puna | 0.01 |
| रुंजा | runja | 0.01 |
| पुनजा | punaja | 0.01 |
| Punja in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁ | pu | 84.04 |
| ପୁା | pua | 10.64 |
| ପୁଂଜା | punja | 1.06 |
| ପୁଂଜ | punja | 1.06 |
| ପୁଜ୍ି | puji | 1.06 |
| Punja in the Hindi language | ||
| पूंजा | punja | 47.3 |
| पुंजा | punja | 45.51 |
| पुन्जा | punja | 3.62 |
| पूँजा | pumja | 1.85 |
| पून्जा | punja | 0.86 |
| पुँजा | pumja | 0.49 |
| पुन्ज | punja | 0.08 |
| पुजा | puja | 0.08 |
| पूजा | puja | 0.05 |
| पुॅंजा | puenja | 0.03 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punja
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