Punwar Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Punwar Surname User-submission:

It is an Indian surname. Pawar Surname is found among the Rajput origin. Pawar is also a clan among the Maratha and Chhetri (Khas Rajput) clan of Nepal.

Parmar is a Jat, Gurjar and Rajput clan found in Northern India, especially in Rajasthan, Kutch and Sindh.

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Punwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India331:23,244,406321,547
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Punwar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Indian surname. Pawar Surname is found among the Rajput origin. Pawar is also a clan among the Maratha and Chhetri (Khas Rajput) clan of Nepal.

Parmar is a Jat, Gurjar and Rajput clan found in Northern India, especially in Rajasthan, Kutch and Sindh. There are multiple variants of the name, including Pramar, Panwar, Pawar, Powar, Puwar, Punwar and Puar.

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Punwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punwar (Hindi: पुनवर) is found most in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punwar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Punwar occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Punwar reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Punwar is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 23,244,406. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 61 percent live, Gujarat, where 12 percent live and Haryana, where 12 percent live. Apart from India it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Punwar Last Name Statistics demography

Punwar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paunwar9219/
Punhwar927/
Punwhar924/
Punware921/
Punwaar921/
Punward921/
Punvar831,264/
Pumwar83140/
Ponwar8327/
Punwor831/
Pumware776/
Pinhwar772/
Phonwar771/
Phunwor771/
Punnvar771/
Poenwar771/
Ponvar6795/
Pumbar675/
Pumvar675/
Pinvar673/
Punvor671/
Punbour621/
Phonvar621/
Pounbor621/
Pomvar501/

Punwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punwar in the Hindi language
पुनवरpunavara-

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