Punniah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Punniah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punniah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Punniah (16) may also be a first name.

Punniah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punniah occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Punniah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punniah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Punniah is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Punniah is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Punniah reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Punniah is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Punniah is most frequent in: Johor, where 100 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punnieah931/
Punnia9255/
Puniah9231/
Puniach8631/
Punjiah869/
Punnjah862/
Pauniah861/
Punia834,838/
Punnaiya804/
Punaiyah804/
Punnayia801/
Ponnieah801/
Ponnijah801/
Poonniah801/
Punnihoo800/
Pounia7773/
Pungia7763/
Punjah7740/
Paunia7725/
Punjia7710/
Putnia7710/
Punias779/
Ponnia778/
Pungna772/
Piniah771/
Puniat771/
Puniho771/
Punnea771/
Punnya771/
Punnho771/
Punyah771/
Puniad771/
Ponnaaiah751/
Phuniat71265/
Piniaha7152/
Pauniat7112/
Poungia716/
Punaiya715/
Bhpunia713/
Phungna713/
Pungnoi712/
Phuniad712/
Peungna712/
Ponniha712/
Phungia711/
Puneiya711/
Pounias711/
Ponnija711/
Pungnap711/
Punnjya711/
Punijay711/
Punya674,848/
Punja673,600/
Punio67849/
Ponia67563/
Pinia67548/
Pugna67486/
Punha67220/
Punnayya6771/
Pooynnia6761/
Ponnaiya6759/
Punho6745/
Punea6720/
Poungnoi6717/
Phungnoi679/
Paungnoi678/
Ponaiyah674/
Putnaiya672/
Peungnoi672/
Ponneiya671/
Pujnajha671/
Putngnat671/
Pieniaha671/
Punahaya671/

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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 Punniah
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