Puntam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Puntam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puntam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puntam Last Name Facts

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

Puntam (Hindi: पुण्तम, Marathi: पुन्तम) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Puntam.

How Common Is The Last Name Puntam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Puntam live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Manus, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puntham926/
Pountam920/
Phuntham869/
Puntan8371/
Pontam8328/
Pountheam801/
Puntang7789/
Phuntan7774/
Phontam7770/
Pontham7722/
Punthom777/
Punthan775/
Pountan772/
Puntoom772/
Peuntan771/
Pauntan771/
Puntain771/
Puntome771/
Phontham711,707/
Pountain71518/
Pountoum7146/
Phintham7144/
Puntasen7138/
Phunthan717/
Phuntang712/
Pountean711/
Punthang711/
Punteang711/
Pountang711/
Puntahan711/
Punton671,073/
Pontan6780/
Punthasen677/
Pontom673/
Pumtan671/
Phientham671/
Poutntoum671/
Pauntannd671/
Poundtain670/

Puntam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puntam in the Marathi language
पुन्तमpuntama-
Puntam in the Hindi language
पुण्तमpuntama50
पुन्तमpuntama50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puntam
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