Punka Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Punka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia741:27,7034,232
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Romania311:647,67345,663
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
India51:153,413,076951,030
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Punka (1,168) may also be a first name.

Punka Last Name Facts

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

Punka (Hindi: पुनका, Russian: Пунка) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 963,821st most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Punka occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Punka are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 232,444th most widespread forename globally, held by 1,168 people.

This surname is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 27,703. In Latvia Punka is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent are found, Semigallia, where 38 percent are found and Latgale, where 8 percent are found. Barring Latvia this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 19 percent are found and Romania, where 11 percent are found.

Punka Last Name Statistics demography

Punka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punkka91203/
Punkay9120/
Pungka914/
Punkad913/
Punkaj912/
Pounka911/
Paunka911/
Punkha911/
Pungkai834/
Paunkas833/
Pungkap833/
Putenka832/
Punkeha832/
Pounkas831/
Phunkad831/
Paunkat831/
Punkead830/
Punko803,605/
Punke80998/
Ponka80984/
Punky80446/
Punca80110/
Punki8050/
Punkaová7725/
Pautynka7713/
Phungkat774/
Poungkai771/
Phungkau771/
Pungki73591/
Pongka73453/
Punkki73226/
Pungky73135/
Puncea7345/
Poonka7330/
Paunko7320/
Pfunke7316/
Ponkay7316/
Pungke7315/
Punkui7315/
Phonka7310/
Punkie739/
Ponkka739/
Puncca737/
Puynko736/
Peunke736/
Punkey735/
Puncke734/
Ponkai732/
Puncas732/
Pungko732/
Punkod732/
Paumka731/
Phunca731/
Paunke731/
Puinko731/
Pungca731/
Putnki731/
Poncka731/
Ponkah731/
Phunky731/
Pounko731/
Punkot731/
Poungkhai714/
Poungkeat711/
Phungkaha711/
Phunket67489/
Putenko67332/
Phuenko67164/
Phonkha6791/
Pusenko6743/
Pungkho6733/
Punkhet6731/
Punkosd6727/
Pungket6710/
Phonkai677/
Pongkai677/
Pohunke676/
Phumkha676/
Pucenko675/
Phunkyi674/
Phunkho674/
Ponkkaa674/
Pumkast674/
Punkess673/
Pungkey673/
Pumkash672/
Pounkou672/
Pungkij672/
Punkhui672/
Pungkee672/
Phumkai672/
Phongka672/
Punckes671/
Putenki671/
Pouncay671/
Punkiss671/
Pungkoh671/
Pounkeu671/
Pounkop671/
Phonkay671/
Phungko671/
Phinkai671/
Pongkay671/
Pumkhai671/
Pungkuy671/
Puncker670/

Punka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punka in the Hindi language
पुनकाpunaka76.92
पुणकाpunaka7.69
पुंकाpunka7.69
पुन्काpunka7.69
Punka in the Russian language
Пункаpunka-

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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 Punka
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