Punuka Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Punuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
Punuka (32) may also be a first name.
Punuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punuka (Oriya: ପୁନୁକା) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Punuka.
How Common Is The Last Name Punuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Punuka is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Punuka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name Punuka is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 90 percent reside and Makueni County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 30 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punukai | 92 | 11 | / |
| Punguka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Punika | 83 | 58 | / |
| Ponuka | 83 | 57 | / |
| Pinuka | 83 | 6 | / |
| Punuko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pinukai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Punikay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Punnika | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phunika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paunika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puinauskas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Paunicka | 71 | 67 | / |
| Pounouko | 71 | 17 | / |
| Punnukit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punucker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Punica | 67 | 99 | / |
| Pinika | 67 | 61 | / |
| Puniko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phunnukit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pinuca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punuco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinuko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peunoukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punuce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponoka | 67 | 1 | / |
Punuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନୁକା | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Punuka
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