Punnan Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Punnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Punnan (259) may also be a first name.

Punnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punnan (Hindi: पुन्नन, Marathi: पुान) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punnan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Punnan occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Punnan live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 553,262nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 259 people.

The surname Punnan is most common in India, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 4,794,159. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 75 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Not including India Punnan is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Punnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Punnan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punnang928/
Paunnan924/
Phunnan921/
Punnant920/
Punan91482/
Phunnang864/
Punnatin864/
Phunnnan861/
Punnahan861/
Punnasin861/
Punnam835,765/
Ponnan831,583/
Pungan83354/
Paunan83325/
Punane8381/
Punang8365/
Putnan8334/
Punnon8321/
Punant8312/
Pounan8311/
Punhan832/
Punean831/
Pugnan831/
Puhnan831/
Puynan831/
Phungnang8021/
Punnachen802/
Paungan77196/
Phonnan77130/
Phunnam77110/
Puingan7726/
Pugnant7717/
Putnane7715/
Phutnan7712/
Phungan7711/
Punnong7711/
Ponnann777/
Punngon776/
Pounnam775/
Punandh775/
Puinean774/
Pounang774/
Pungnam773/
Paunnam772/
Poonnan772/
Punaane771/
Putnnam771/
Puungan771/
Punnhon771/
Pungaan771/
Pusnaan771/
Pounhan771/
Phunhan771/
Phunnon771/
Putnaun771/
Punnoun771/
Paunhan771/
Putnanc770/
Putnant770/
Phunnasing751/
Punam7313,305/
Pinan73974/
Ponan73275/
Punon73133/
Puñan737/
Punanova71135/
Pougnand7187/
Pougnant7124/
Punahyna719/
Pungnaim715/
Phungnam713/
Phunnuon713/
Paunandt712/
Puttnann711/
Poujnant711/
Poungnon711/
Peungnam711/
Putnam6727,417/
Paunon67791/
Phunon67443/
Poonan67320/
Punong67202/
Phunam67114/
Punhon6784/
Puinam6729/
Pinhan6725/
Phonan6718/
Ponnon6717/
Punoon6715/
Phinan6713/
Puneam6712/
Pungon6711/
Pusnam6710/
Pueñan678/
Punain675/
Pienan675/
Punaim675/
Phoungnam675/
Poungnoon675/
Puinasing674/
Pinean674/
Paungnoon674/
Pumhan674/
Punāne673/
Punaam673/
Pounam672/
Ponann671/
Punein671/
Pugnam671/
Pujnam671/
Pinajn671/
Pinain671/
Pugnon671/
Puenon671/
Puñgan671/
Pinann671/
Phungnoon671/
Punaun671/
Punham670/
Pfinan670/
Puynam670/

Punnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punnan in the Marathi language
पुानpuana-
Punnan in the Hindi language
पुन्ननpunnana95.45
पुऩ्ननpunnana1.52
पुन्नानpunnana1.52
पून्ननpunnana1.52

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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 Punnan
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