Punum Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Punum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Punum (261) may also be a first name.
Punum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Punum (Hindi: पूनूम, Marathi: पुनुम, Oriya: ପୁନମ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Punum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Punum is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Punum live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Punum is also the 550,922nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 261 people.
Punum is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Punum is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 63 percent live, East Sepik, where 33 percent live and Jiwaka, where 2 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Punum occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumnum | 91 | 142 | / |
| Putnum | 91 | 67 | / |
| Phunum | 91 | 40 | / |
| Punnum | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pounum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Punume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phumnum | 83 | 104 | / |
| Punngum | 83 | 32 | / |
| Phunnum | 83 | 6 | / |
| Phungum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Punnoum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pumnoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puttnum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Punom | 80 | 1,093 | / |
| Pinum | 80 | 35 | / |
| Punun | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ponum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Poungoum | 77 | 55 | / |
| Pungun | 73 | 47 | / |
| Punnun | 73 | 17 | / |
| Punung | 73 | 16 | / |
| Punhom | 73 | 12 | / |
| Paunom | 73 | 8 | / |
| Puinun | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ponoum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Poonum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Punhun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ponnum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pinhum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pinaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Punaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pumnun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phonum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Putnun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Paunun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phunhom | 67 | 10 | / |
| Punnoom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phonoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pumnoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Punhung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punnoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Putnaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoonum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
Punum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punum in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନମ | punama | - |
| Punum in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनुम | punuma | 66.67 |
| पुनम | punama | 33.33 |
| Punum in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनूम | punuma | 45 |
| पूनम | punama | 20 |
| पुनूम | punuma | 17.5 |
| पुनुम | punuma | 12.5 |
| पुनम | punama | 2.5 |
| पूनुम | punuma | 2.5 |
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Footnotes
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