Punus Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

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

Punus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India701:10,958,077204,613
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001

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

The last name Punus (Hindi: पुनुस, Marathi: पुनुस) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Punus occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Punus reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 781,395th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 140 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 31 percent live, Maharashtra, where 20 percent live and Bihar, where 19 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungus91773/
Paunus9153/
Punnus9135/
Punush913/
Punhus912/
Pounus911/
Punu891,732/
Punnuse8353/
Punushe832/
Phunush831/
Pungu8011,417/
Pinus80964/
Punuh80482/
Punnu80324/
Punut80211/
Punau80195/
Paunu80176/
Phunu80159/
Pounu80114/
Punos8081/
Pónus8053/
Ponus8046/
Punud8044/
Punhu8031/
Puinu8010/
Pfunu808/
Punui804/
Punou801/
Putnu801/
Punnouse773/
Pounouss771/
Phunut73687/
Phungu73428/
Pónusz7369/
Pounou7368/
Phunnu7357/
Pónuzs7354/
Pumnut7344/
Punohu7337/
Phunui7327/
Pugnau7325/
Pungau7325/
Pineus7317/
Putnui7313/
Punnos7310/
Punnut7310/
Ponnus739/
Punuch739/
Pungou738/
Pinaus737/
Peunou737/
Pfunhu736/
Pumnui736/
Punoos734/
Phinus734/
Phumnu734/
Phunuj734/
Punnuy734/
Punnuh733/
Poonus732/
Pumnup732/
Punnuu731/
Punuce731/
Phugnu731/
Paungu731/
Pfungu731/
Peuneu731/
Pinuss731/
Punuha731/
Punuuz731/
Ponusz731/
Ponuzs731/
Pounau731/
Phonus731/
Phunud731/
Putnut731/
Putnuy731/
Punnui731/
Punaud731/
Punhou731/
Putnau730/
Ponu67376/
Poungou67334/
Phunnut67273/
Punnoos67179/
Puignau67175/
Puignou6766/
Phineus6765/
Phumnui6748/
Pounaud6735/
Punoose6728/
Punnuce6726/
Pugnoud6719/
Phumnut6717/
Phunuch675/
Phutnui674/
Pugnaud673/
Punnuch673/
Pumnuch672/
Poonnus672/
Ponhous671/
Pumnutt671/
Pienhus671/
Peugnou671/
Peunaud671/
Pugnaut671/
Poumnou671/
Pounouh671/
Pougnou671/
Pungnut671/

Punus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punus in the Marathi language
पुनुसpunusa-
Punus in the Hindi language
पुनुसpunusa61.54
पूनुसpunusa20
पुनूसpunusa9.23
पूनूसpunusa7.69
पूनुषpunusa1.54

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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 Punus
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