Punku Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Punku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Punku (114) may also be a first name.
Punku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punku (Bengali: পুঙ্কু, Hindi: पुनकु, Marathi: पुंकु, Oriya: ପୁୁ) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Punku are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 877,214th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 114 people.
Punku is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 545,349. In Hungary Punku is primarily found in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 100 percent live. Not including Hungary it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Ukraine, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paunku | 91 | 23 | / |
| Punkui | 91 | 15 | / |
| Punkup | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pungkus | 83 | 21 | / |
| Punkhui | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pounkou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pungkuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pounkeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Punkhuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ponku | 80 | 253 | / |
| Puncu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Phungkau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuncu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ponkeu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pongku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Puncuh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ponkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ponkku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ponkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfaunkuch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phongku | 67 | 28 | / |
| Phumkhu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puncujs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phonkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puncheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poonkouh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Puncoo | 55 | 1 | / |
Punku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punku in the Bengali language | ||
| পুঙ্কু | punku | - |
| Punku in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁୁ | puu | - |
| Punku in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंकु | punku | 50 |
| िपनकू | ipanaku | 50 |
| Punku in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनकु | punaku | 33.33 |
| पून्कू | punku | 16.67 |
| पुनकू | punaku | 16.67 |
| पुंकु | punku | 16.67 |
| पिंकू | pinku | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Punku
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