Punji Surname
Approximately 8,714 people bear this surname
Punji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,673 | 1:88,443 | 5,885 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Punji (10,755) may also be a first name.
Punji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punji (Hindi: पूंजी, Marathi: पुंजी, Oriya: ପୁି) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 58,061st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 836,303 people. Punji is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Punji live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Punji is also the 58,367th most widespread first name globally, held by 10,755 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 8,673 people, or 1 in 88,443. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 98 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punji in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁି | pui | 83.4 |
| ପୁ | pu | 9.96 |
| ପୁୀ | pui | 2.41 |
| ପୁଂଜି | punji | 1.53 |
| ପୁଞି | puni | 0.4 |
| ପୁଜ୍ି | puji | 0.37 |
| ପୁଂଜୀ | punji | 0.15 |
| ପୁଚ୍ି | puci | 0.13 |
| ପୁକ୍ି | puki | 0.05 |
| ପୁଂଯି | punyi | 0.05 |
| ପୂଂଜି | punji | 0.05 |
| ପୁଞୀ | puni | 0.05 |
| ପୁହ୍ି | puhi | 0.05 |
| ଗୁଞି | guni | 0.02 |
| ପୁପ୍ି | pupi | 0.02 |
| ପାନୀ | pani | 0.02 |
| ପୁିୀ | puii | 0.02 |
| ଗଜୀ | gaji | 0.02 |
| ପୁନିଆ | puni'a | 0.02 |
| ପୁଜି | puji | 0.02 |
| କୁନୀ | kuni | 0.02 |
| ଦୁଲି | duli | 0.02 |
| ପୁକ୍ୀ | puki | 0.02 |
| ମଣି | mani | 0.02 |
| Punji in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंजी | punji | 83.33 |
| पूंजी | punji | 5.3 |
| पुनाजी | punaji | 3.79 |
| पुन्जी | punji | 1.52 |
| पुणजी | punaji | 0.76 |
| पुजी | puji | 0.76 |
| पुनिज | punija | 0.76 |
| पुंजू | punju | 0.76 |
| पुंजु | punju | 0.76 |
| पूजी | puji | 0.76 |
| पुनजी | punaji | 0.76 |
| Punji in the Hindi language | ||
| पूंजी | punji | 60.7 |
| पुंजी | punji | 36.11 |
| पूँजी | pumji | 1.6 |
| पुँजी | pumji | 0.77 |
| पुन्जी | punji | 0.53 |
| पून्जी | punji | 0.09 |
| पूंजि | punji | 0.09 |
| पूजा | puja | 0.02 |
| पूंजी़ | punji | 0.02 |
| पूँजि | pumji | 0.02 |
| पूुंजी | puunji | 0.02 |
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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 Punji
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