Punum Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Punum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pumnum91142/
Putnum9167/
Phunum9140/
Punnum914/
Pounum911/
Punume911/
Phumnum83104/
Punngum8332/
Phunnum836/
Phungum832/
Punnoum832/
Pumnoum831/
Puttnum831/
Punom801,093/
Pinum8035/
Punun8025/
Ponum805/
Poungoum7755/
Pungun7347/
Punnun7317/
Punung7316/
Punhom7312/
Paunom738/
Puinun738/
Ponoum738/
Poonum738/
Punhun737/
Ponnum737/
Pinhum734/
Pinaum731/
Punaun731/
Pumnun731/
Ponaum731/
Phonum731/
Putnun730/
Paunun730/
Phunhom6710/
Punnoom674/
Phonoum672/
Pumnoun672/
Punhung671/
Punnoun671/
Putnaun671/
Phoonum671/
Pinhoum671/

Punum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punum in the Oriya language
ପୁନମpunama-
Punum in the Marathi language
पुनुमpunuma66.67
पुनमpunama33.33
Punum in the Hindi language
पूनूमpunuma45
पूनमpunama20
पुनूमpunuma17.5
पुनुमpunuma12.5
पुनमpunama2.5
पूनुमpunuma2.5

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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 Punum
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