Punthu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Punthu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Punthu (18) may also be a first name.
Punthu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punthu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Punthu (Hindi: पुन्ठु) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Punthu.
How Common Is The Last Name Punthu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Punthu reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Punthu is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,616,235. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Songkhla Province, where 41 percent reside, Bangkok, where 22 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Thailand it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phunthu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Pounthu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Puntu | 91 | 256 | / |
| Phunthup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puntus | 83 | 2,767 | / |
| Phuntu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Puntou | 83 | 28 | / |
| Puntuh | 83 | 23 | / |
| Puntui | 83 | 23 | / |
| Puntuy | 83 | 18 | / |
| Pauntu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ponthu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Puntau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puntud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pountu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puntup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puntous | 77 | 219 | / |
| Phinthu | 77 | 187 | / |
| Ponthou | 77 | 166 | / |
| Pountou | 77 | 60 | / |
| Puntush | 77 | 8 | / |
| Puntuzs | 77 | 7 | / |
| Phuntuh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Puntuss | 77 | 2 | / |
| Punthoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pontheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pontu | 73 | 153 | / |
| Phumthup | 71 | 62 | / |
| Phonthui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pountous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phinthui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pauntaux | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pontau | 67 | 65 | / |
| Pontou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Puntoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phintu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puntoey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pontão | 50 | 1 | / |
Punthu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punthu in the Hindi language | ||
| पुन्ठु | punthu | 66.67 |
| पुन्थू | punthu | 33.33 |
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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 Punthu
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