Punkie Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Punkie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punkie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Punkie (225) may also be a first name.

Punkie Last Name Facts

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

Punkie is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punkie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Punkie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Punkie are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 599,828th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 225 people.

Punkie is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent live and Hong Kong, where 11 percent live.

Punkie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punkie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Punkie surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punke91998/
Punki9150/
Phunkied861/
Pungki83591/
Punkki83226/
Pfunke8316/
Pungke8315/
Punkui8315/
Peunke836/
Punkey835/
Puncke834/
Putnki831/
Paunke831/
Ponkie831/
Phunket77489/
Punkhet7731/
Punkyer7714/
Pungket7710/
Pohunke776/
Pungkai774/
Phunkyi774/
Pungkey773/
Punkess773/
Punkeha772/
Pungkij772/
Punkhui772/
Pungkee772/
Punchie771/
Punckes771/
Punkiss771/
Putenki771/
Pounkeu771/
Punkead770/
Puncker770/
Punky73446/
Punka73270/
Ponke73187/
Punce7393/
Ponki7347/
Phunkhet71149/
Pohungke7128/
Phunkett716/
Phungkee715/
Pounkett715/
Phungket713/
Phungkit713/
Poungkes712/
Phungkij712/
Poungket712/
Poungkid711/
Poungkai711/
Punkhaji711/
Pounkoue711/
Pungkawe711/
Phungkid711/
Phungkep711/
Paunkett710/
Punchi67878/
Ponkey67518/
Punkka67203/
Pungky67135/
Pongki67131/
Pounce6781/
Puncea6745/
Punche6731/
Punkay6720/
Ponkeu6716/
Pongke677/
Poungkhai674/
Pungka674/
Phonke673/
Ponkiy673/
Poncki673/
Pumket672/
Ponkai672/
Punkaj672/
Phaungket672/
Phuengkij672/
Ponkui671/
Poungkeat671/
Ponkoi671/
Punkha671/
Ponkhi671/
Punque671/
Ponkei671/
Pounka671/
Paunka671/
Poncke671/
Phunky671/
Ponnke671/
Paunce670/

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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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  • 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 Punkie
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