Punjwani Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Suriname

Punjwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punjwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1951:916,12212,378
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
United Arab Emirates1411:64,9816,108
India1021:7,520,249162,050
England541:1,031,81650,675
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Suriname191:29,0855,642
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Punjwani Last Name Facts

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

Punjwani (Hindi: पुंजवानी, Marathi: पंजवानी) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Punjwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punjwani is the 426,610th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. The last name Punjwani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Punjwani are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Punjwani is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 916,122. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 96 percent live, Balochistan, where 2 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent live.

Punjwani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punjwani last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Punjwani earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.32% more than the national average, earning $56,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.37% less than the national average, earning $39,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punjwanui941/
Paunjwani941/
Pinjwani8816/
Ponjwani888/
Puniwani887/
Punjvani882/
Punjwane881/
Punchwani823/
Puniswani821/
Punjwaneey783/
Punzwana759/
Punzvani752/
Ponjwana751/
Pinjvani751/
Punzvany634/
Phonywana591/
Ponevana503/

Punjwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punjwani in the Hindi language
पुंजवानीpunjavani-
Punjwani in the Marathi language
पंजवानीpanjavani75
पुंजवानीpunjavani25

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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 Punjwani
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