Punuk Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Punuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Punuk (80) may also be a first name.
Punuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punuk (Oriya: ପୁନୁକ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punuk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Punuk is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Punuk are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Punuk is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 80 people.
It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Bali, where 97 percent reside and Papua, where 3 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punguk | 91 | 17 | / |
| Pumnuk | 91 | 3 | / |
| Punnuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phunuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phunuck | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phunouk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ponuk | 80 | 28 | / |
| Pinuk | 80 | 17 | / |
| Punok | 80 | 12 | / |
| Phunok | 73 | 106 | / |
| Paunok | 73 | 16 | / |
| Puinok | 73 | 14 | / |
| Punnok | 73 | 11 | / |
| Puynok | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pinuck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponukh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puneug | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phunnok | 67 | 125 | / |
| Ponuick | 67 | 6 | / |
| Punnook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peunock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Punnock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Punhugue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ponok | 60 | 130 | / |
| Punoc | 60 | 63 | / |
| Punog | 60 | 15 | / |
| Phonok | 55 | 330 | / |
| Ponock | 55 | 11 | / |
| Ponnok | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ponokh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Phonug | 55 | 1 | / |
| Phonnok | 50 | 37 | / |
| Ponnock | 50 | 34 | / |
Punuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନୁକ | punuka | - |
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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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- 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 Punuk
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