Punu Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Punu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7861:168,25616,326
Philippines4581:221,04434,179
India1621:4,734,971120,979
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Punu (8,444) may also be a first name.

Punu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Punu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Punu (Bengali: পুনু, Hindi: पुनू, Marathi: पुनु, Oriya: ପୁନୁ, Tibetan: པུར་ནུ་) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,966th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Punu reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Punu is also the 68,622nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 8,444 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 786 people, or 1 in 168,256. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 48 percent are found, Papua, where 21 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 10 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Punu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punu surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Punu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.72% more than the national average, earning $72,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungu8911,417/
Punuh89482/
Punnu89324/
Punut89211/
Punau89195/
Paunu89176/
Phunu89159/
Pounu89114/
Punus8990/
Punud8944/
Punhu8931/
Puinu8910/
Pfunu898/
Puenu895/
Punui894/
Punou891/
Putnu891/
Phunut80687/
Phungu80428/
Pounou8068/
Phunnu8057/
Paunus8053/
Pumnut8044/
Punohu8037/
Punnus8035/
Phunui8027/
Pugnau8025/
Pungau8025/
Putnui8013/
Punnut8010/
Punuch809/
Pungou808/
Peunou807/
Pfunhu806/
Pumnui806/
Phumnu804/
Phunuj804/
Punnuy804/
Punush803/
Punnuh803/
Pumnup802/
Punhus802/
Punnuu801/
Phugnu801/
Paungu801/
Pfungu801/
Peuneu801/
Punuha801/
Punuuz801/
Pounau801/
Pounus801/
Phunud801/
Putnut801/
Putnuy801/
Punnui801/
Punaud801/
Punhou801/
Putnau800/
Pinu751,590/
Ponu75376/
Poungou73334/
Phunnut73273/
Puignau73175/
Puignou7366/
Phumnui7348/
Pounaud7335/
Pugnoud7319/
Phumnut7317/
Phunuch735/
Phutnui734/
Pugnaud733/
Punnuch733/
Pumnuch732/
Pumnutt731/
Peugnou731/
Peunaud731/
Pugnaut731/
Poumnou731/
Pounouh731/
Pougnou731/
Phunush731/
Pungnut731/
Ponnu67787/
Pougnaud67208/
Punoo67118/
Ponui6752/
Pumhu6747/
Pfinu6737/
Poonu6712/
Ponuy6710/
Pinuh678/
Hponu676/
Phonu674/
Pienu673/
Phunnuch673/
Phinu671/
Pounouss671/
Poungnui671/
Pounnout671/
Phungnut671/
Phumnuch671/

Punu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punu in the Tibetan language
པུར་ནུ་purnu-
Punu in the Oriya language
ପୁନୁpunu97.74
ପୂନୁpunu1.13
ପୁଣୁpunu0.38
ପୂନୂpunu0.38
Punu in the Hindi language
पुनूpunu80.69
पुनुpunu11.67
पूनूpunu6.94
पूनुpunu0.69
Punu in the Bengali language
পুনুpunu80
পুণুpunu20
Punu in the Marathi language
पुनुpunu60.84
पुनूpunu27.71
पूनूpunu6.02
पुणूpunu2.41
पुणुpunu1.81
पुंज़ुpunzu1.2

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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 Punu
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