Puntha Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Puntha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 71 | 1:994,906 | 151,495 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
Puntha (39) may also be a first name.
Puntha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puntha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puntha (Hindi: पूंठा, Marathi: पुन्था, Oriya: ପୁା) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puntha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,710,039th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Puntha are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Puntha is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.
The surname Puntha is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 994,906. In Thailand Puntha is mostly concentrated in: Phayao Province, where 68 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 13 percent live and Bangkok, where 6 percent live. Excluding Thailand it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puntha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puntha in the Marathi language | ||
| पुन्था | puntha | - |
| Puntha in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁା | pua | 92.31 |
| ପୁନ୍ଥା | puntha | 7.69 |
| Puntha in the Hindi language | ||
| पूंठा | puntha | 50 |
| पुंथा | puntha | 50 |
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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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- 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 Puntha
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