Punwasi Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Punwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname1531:3,612692
South Africa871:622,73246,743
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Punwasi (222) may also be a first name.

Punwasi Last Name Facts

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

Punwasi (Hindi: पुनवासी, Marathi: पुनवासी, Oriya: ପୁନ୍ବାସି) is more commonly found in Suriname than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punwasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 763,307th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Punwasi live; 49 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Punwasi is also the 605,116th most common given name at a global level, held by 222 people.

The last name Punwasi is most commonly occurring in Suriname, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 3,612. Without taking into account Suriname it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Punwasi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punwasi surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Punwasi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.45% more than the national average, earning R 305,256 per year; in United States they earn 39.09% more than the national average, earning $60,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $54,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunwasi9354/
Punwasie9342/
Punwassi9334/
Punwassie8816/
Punvasi8638/
Punwase862/
Poonwasi8045/
Punwasee8022/
Ponwasie806/
Punnvasi803/
Punvashi802/
Punwashy801/
Punbassi801/
Poonwasie7555/
Punwassee751/
Ponwasee6715/
Poonwasee6326/
Phumbaisi635/

Punwasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punwasi in the Oriya language
ପୁନ୍ବାସିpunbasi-
Punwasi in the Hindi language
पुनवासीpunavasi84.31
पूनवासीpunavasi7.84
पुन्वासीpunvasi3.92
पूर्णमासीpurnamasi1.96
Punwasi in the Marathi language
पुनवासीpunavasi52.5
पूनवासीpunavasi10
पुंवासीpunvasi7.5
पुन्वासीpunvasi7.5
पुनवसीpunavasi2.5
पासीpasi2.5
पुवासीpuvasi2.5
पुनर्वासीpunarvasi2.5
पुणर्मांसीpunarmansi2.5
मुनवासीmunavasi2.5
पुनविसpunavisa2.5
पुंवािसpunvaisa2.5
पूपवासीpupavasi2.5

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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 Punwasi
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