Punu Surname
Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname
Punu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 786 | 1:168,256 | 16,326 |
| Philippines | 458 | 1:221,044 | 34,179 |
| India | 162 | 1:4,734,971 | 120,979 |
| French Polynesia | 68 | 1:4,129 | 932 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Guyana | 20 | 1:38,111 | 3,813 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Punu (8,444) may also be a first name.
Punu Demographics
Average Punu Salary in
United States
$72,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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་) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Punu.
How Common Is The Last Name Punu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 232,966th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Punu live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Punu is also the 68,622nd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 8,444 people.
The surname Punu is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 168,256. In Indonesia Punu is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 48 percent reside, Papua, where 21 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Punu exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Punu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Punu are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
Punu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punu in the Tibetan language | ||
| པུར་ནུ་ | purnu | - |
| Punu in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନୁ | punu | 97.74 |
| ପୂନୁ | punu | 1.13 |
| ପୁଣୁ | punu | 0.38 |
| ପୂନୂ | punu | 0.38 |
| Punu in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनू | punu | 80.69 |
| पुनु | punu | 11.67 |
| पूनू | punu | 6.94 |
| पूनु | punu | 0.69 |
| Punu in the Bengali language | ||
| পুনু | punu | 80 |
| পুণু | punu | 20 |
| Punu in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनु | punu | 60.84 |
| पुनू | punu | 27.71 |
| पूनू | punu | 6.02 |
| पुणू | punu | 2.41 |
| पुणु | punu | 1.81 |
| पुंज़ु | punzu | 1.2 |
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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 Punu
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