Punraj Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Punraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Punraj (50) may also be a first name.

Punraj Last Name Facts

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

Punraj (Hindi: पुनराज, Marathi: पुनराज) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Punraj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punraj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Punraj are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 50 people.

The surname Punraj is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pounraj9286/
Paunraj924/
Punra91301/
Punrajah861/
Ponraj831,287/
Punrat8347/
Punrai836/
Punrad832/
Punroj831/
Phunrat7754/
Ponraja7713/
Ponnraj776/
Pounrat776/
Punrach774/
Paunrat771/
Punrodj771/
Ponraju771/
Punraye771/
Punrath771/
Phunrai771/
Punriya771/
Phonraj771/
Ponra7333/
Punri7312/
Punry731/
Ponrajah71586/
Paunriya719/
Phumra67411/
Punrit6712/
Pumrat674/
Punret674/
Phonra672/
Phounrath672/
Ponrai671/
Phunrawie671/
Poonra671/

Punraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punraj in the Hindi language
पुनराजpunaraja-
Punraj in the Marathi language
पुनराजpunaraja-

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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 Punraj
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