Punjila Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Punjila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punjila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Punjila (31) may also be a first name.

Punjila Last Name Facts

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

Punjila (Marathi: पुंजीला) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Punjila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punjila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Punjila reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Punjila is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 31 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,604,291. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 97 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungila86110/
Punjili869/
Punjilo865/
Punsila861/
Pinjila861/
Punzila861/
Pungilay8010/
Phungila803/
Phunsila802/
Pinjela7152/
Pungilo7126/
Ponsila7112/
Pungilă714/
Pumsila714/
Poniela712/
Piniela711/
Pungela711/
Ponjilo711/
Punjele711/
Piniella67641/
Phonsila67293/
Pungillo6783/
Phunjeli6768/
Puniello6759/
Phumsila6724/
Phungela6713/
Pungilio677/
Punseela672/
Piniilla671/
Pinielia671/
Punieles671/
Ponjillo671/

Punjila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punjila in the Marathi language
पुंजीलाpunjila-

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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 Punjila
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