Punjum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Punjum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punjum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Punjum Last Name Facts

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

Punjum (Marathi: पुंजूम) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punjum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Punjum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Punjum live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The last name Punjum is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 23,546,115. In Thailand Punjum is primarily found in: Bangkok, where 33 percent are found, Nakhon Phanom Province, where 33 percent are found and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 33 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punjun8333/
Punjom8311/
Puncum833/
Punsum832/
Poundjoum801/
Punchum7728/
Punjung7724/
Punzume7720/
Punnium775/
Pugnium774/
Punkhum774/
Punjoom771/
Puneium771/
Phunkhum71152/
Phunchum7143/
Pungnium717/
Phunjune711/
Pumjun67201/
Punsom6788/
Ponjun6731/
Ponjom6728/
Punhun677/
Punjon673/
Pinyum672/

Punjum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punjum in the Marathi language
पुंजूमpunjuma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punjum
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