Puntu Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Puntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puntu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

The surname Puntu (Hindi: पुन्तू, Marathi: पुन्तु, Oriya: ପୁୁ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Puntu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puntu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puntu is the 998,609th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Puntu reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 264,064th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 937 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puntus912,767/
Phuntu9135/
Puntou9128/
Punthu9128/
Puntui9123/
Puntuh9123/
Puntuy9118/
Pauntu919/
Puntup911/
Puntud911/
Puntau911/
Pountu911/
Puntous83219/
Pountou8360/
Puntush838/
Phunthu838/
Puntuzs837/
Phuntuh833/
Puntuss832/
Pounthu831/
Pontu80153/
Pountous771/
Phunthup771/
Pauntaux770/
Pontau7365/
Pontou7346/
Puntoo733/
Ponthu733/
Phintu732/
Phinthu67187/
Ponthou67166/
Phumtup6782/
Puntoey671/
Punthoo671/
Pontheu671/
Phumthup6262/
Phonthui621/
Phinthui621/
Pontão551/

Puntu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puntu in the Oriya language
ପୁୁpuu-
Puntu in the Hindi language
पुन्तूpuntu73.33
पुन्तुpuntu10.83
पुंतूpuntu6.25
पुन्टूpuntu5
पुन्टुpuntu1.25
पुंतुpuntu1.25
पून्तूpuntu0.83
पिन्टूंpintum0.42
पुनतूpunatu0.42
Puntu in the Marathi language
पुन्तुpuntu71.43
पुन्टुpuntu14.29
िंटुintu14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puntu
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