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
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
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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