Punus Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Punus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
Punus (140) may also be a first name.
Punus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Punus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Punus (Hindi: पुनुस, Marathi: पुनुस) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Punus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Punus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Punus are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Punus is also the 781,395th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 140 people.
The surname Punus is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India Punus is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 31 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 20 percent are found and Bihar, where 19 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Punus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punus in the Marathi language | ||
| पुनुस | punusa | - |
| Punus in the Hindi language | ||
| पुनुस | punusa | 61.54 |
| पूनुस | punusa | 20 |
| पुनूस | punusa | 9.23 |
| पूनूस | punusa | 7.69 |
| पूनुष | punusa | 1.54 |
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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 Punus
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