Puntu Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Puntu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Puntu (937) may also be a first name.
Puntu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puntu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puntu (Hindi: पुन्तू, Marathi: पुन्तु, Oriya: ପୁୁ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Puntu? popularity and diffusion
Puntu is the 998,609th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Puntu occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Puntu are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 264,064th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 937 people.
The surname Puntu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Other than The DR Congo Puntu exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Thailand, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puntus | 91 | 2,767 | / |
| Phuntu | 91 | 35 | / |
| Puntou | 91 | 28 | / |
| Punthu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Puntui | 91 | 23 | / |
| Puntuh | 91 | 23 | / |
| Puntuy | 91 | 18 | / |
| Pauntu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Puntup | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puntud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puntau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pountu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puntous | 83 | 219 | / |
| Pountou | 83 | 60 | / |
| Puntush | 83 | 8 | / |
| Phunthu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Puntuzs | 83 | 7 | / |
| Phuntuh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Puntuss | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pounthu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pontu | 80 | 153 | / |
| Pountous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phunthup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pauntaux | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pontau | 73 | 65 | / |
| Pontou | 73 | 46 | / |
| Puntoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ponthu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phintu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phinthu | 67 | 187 | / |
| Ponthou | 67 | 166 | / |
| Phumtup | 67 | 82 | / |
| Puntoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punthoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pontheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phumthup | 62 | 62 | / |
| Phonthui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phinthui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pontão | 55 | 1 | / |
Puntu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puntu in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁୁ | puu | - |
| Puntu in the Hindi language | ||
| पुन्तू | puntu | 73.33 |
| पुन्तु | puntu | 10.83 |
| पुंतू | puntu | 6.25 |
| पुन्टू | puntu | 5 |
| पुन्टु | puntu | 1.25 |
| पुंतु | puntu | 1.25 |
| पून्तू | puntu | 0.83 |
| पिन्टूं | pintum | 0.42 |
| पुनतू | punatu | 0.42 |
| Puntu in the Marathi language | ||
| पुन्तु | puntu | 71.43 |
| पुन्टु | puntu | 14.29 |
| िंटु | intu | 14.29 |
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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 Puntu
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