Punyai Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Norway

Punyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Punyai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Punyai (21) may also be a first name.

Punyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Punyai is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Punyai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Punyai is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Punyai reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Punyai is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 67 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 17 percent reside and Pathum Thani Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Thailand this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phunyai925/
Punyaoei861/
Pónyai8320/
Ponyai831/
Puniai831/
Phonyai77107/
Poonyai772/
Punyahae712/
Punjae6723/
Punjaa671/
Phonyoi624/
Puneooi621/
Ponyoyha571/
Phonyoyha531/
Pumjae5010/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Punyai
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