Punla Surname

181,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Punla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,1411:47,2857,663
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India51:153,413,076951,030
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Punla (21) may also be a first name.

Punla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punla (Hindi: पुंला, Marathi: पुनळा, Oriya: ପୁଂଲ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Punla.

How Common Is The Last Name Punla? popularity and diffusion

The surname Punla is the 181,850th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,115,667 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Punla reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename in the world It is held by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,141 people, or 1 in 47,285. In The Philippines Punla is most frequent in: Central Luzon, where 62 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Calabarzon, where 7 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Punla is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Punla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punla surname are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.79% registered with the party.

Punla earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,501 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punlay9112/
Puinla916/
Putnla915/
Punlap914/
Punlai914/
Punnla912/
Punhla911/
Paunla911/
Punlia911/
Punlla911/
Phunla911/
Punlha911/
Phunlap831,329/
Punglia83137/
Phunlai8311/
Puinlay8310/
Punella8310/
Punilla836/
Puinela831/
Punlass830/
Ponla80285/
Punlo8032/
Punli8018/
Punle8017/
Pumla8016/
Punly802/
Phunliat7732/
Paunilla773/
Puenilla771/
Punillas771/
Punnlath771/
Phonla731,370/
Phumla73458/
Phinla73160/
Ponlai7339/
Punley7330/
Puinle7329/
Punler7327/
Ponlla7316/
Ponnla7313/
Punlee7313/
Ponhla7310/
Pounle738/
Paunle736/
Pumlai733/
Punlop732/
Phunle732/
Pumlas731/
Ponlha731/
Poonla731/
Phunlo731/
Punlou731/
Phunli731/
Punleu731/
Pumlha731/
Pumlay731/
Pumlla731/
Punlis730/
Punillath712/
Phunglila711/
Paunellas711/
Pinilla6755,193/
Pinella67476/
Punelli67108/
Punelle6773/
Ponella6766/
Phunlot6732/
Puinley6728/
Punello678/
Ponilla678/
Phonlah674/
Phinlai674/
Paunlos673/
Phunley671/
Phunlod671/
Phonlha671/
Phunlit671/
Phonhla671/
Paunley670/
Paunler670/

Punla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punla in the Oriya language
ପୁଂଲpunla-
Punla in the Marathi language
पुनळाpunala-
Punla in the Hindi language
पुंलाpunla50
पुनलाpunala25
पूंलाpunla25

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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 Punla
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