Punthi Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Punthi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Punthi (23) may also be a first name.
Punthi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punthi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punthi (Hindi: पुंथी) is most common in Thailand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punthi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Punthi are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Punthi is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 5,433,719. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Chiang Mai Province, where 54 percent live, Songkhla Province, where 31 percent live and Bangkok, where 8 percent live. Apart from Thailand this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent live and India, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punthi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punthi in the Hindi language | ||
| पुंथी | punthi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Punthi
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