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
Punthi (Hindi: पुंथी) occurs most in Thailand. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Punthi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It 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. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,433,719. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Chiang Mai Province, where 54 percent are found, Songkhla Province, where 31 percent are found and Bangkok, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 31 percent are found and India, where 24 percent are found.
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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