Punwani Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belize

Punwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3041:2,523,24180,335
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Belize61:59,2462,743
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Punwani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Punwani Come From? nationality or country of origin

Punwani (Marathi: पुनवानी) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punwani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 498,439th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Punwani reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 2,523,241. In India Punwani is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 57 percent live, West Bengal, where 17 percent live and Delhi, where 9 percent live. Other than India Punwani exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent live.

Punwani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punwani last name are 7.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Punwani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.9% less than the national average, earning 256,431 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.1% more than the national average, earning $57,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $56,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunwanit88328/
Punwanich885/
Punvani86301/
Pumwani864/
Ponwani861/
Punwana861/
Punwaney8021/
Punvanit801/
Punvanich7513/
Ponwana717/
Pumbhani671/
Poonvani671/
Phonwanna6313/
Punvone571/
Phoonuannoi561/
Poonuane531/
Phumbane531/

Punwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punwani in the Marathi language
पुनवानीpunavani63.79
पुनवाणीpunavani24.14
पूनवानीpunavani5.17
पुणवाणीpunavani1.72
पुंवानीpunvani1.72
पुरवानीpuravani1.72
पुंवनीpunvani1.72

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punwani
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