Puns Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Puns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Puns (22) may also be a first name.

Puns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puns (Hindi: पुनस, Russian: Пунс) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Puns reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 766,443. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Belgium it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Taiwan, where 8 percent live.

Puns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Puns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Puns surname increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puns Last Name Statistics demography

Puns earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.73% more than the national average, earning $68,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putns89297/
Punse89161/
Punsh8983/
Pouns8946/
Phuns892/
Punns892/
Puuns891/
Punsp891/
Punss890/
Putens8046/
Pusins8031/
Pucens8015/
Punsch8014/
Putins808/
Pucins805/
Punshe804/
Phunse801/
Punsse801/
Pusens801/
Phuens801/
Paunns800/
Pons7579,328/
Punz751,370/
Pums754/
Punx751/
Peusens73247/
Puttins7351/
Puisens732/
Puscins731/
Pousins731/
Poutens730/
Poutins730/
Puggins730/
Punch673,862/
Punje67215/
Poons67158/
Punce6793/
Poens6745/
Punze6734/
Ponns6714/
Ponss679/
Peussens679/
Phons679/
Phunz673/
Ppons672/
Poussins671/
Poums671/
Punshova671/
Paunz671/
Phums670/
Pfunz670/

Puns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puns in the Hindi language
पुनसpunasa-
Puns in the Russian language
Пунсpuns-

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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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  • 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 Puns
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