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

Punnan (Hindi: पुन्नन, Marathi: पुान) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Punnan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punnan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,085,744th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Punnan are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 553,262nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 259 people.

The last name Punnan is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 4,794,159. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 75 percent live, Maharashtra, where 19 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Punnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Punnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Punnan last name contracted 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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