Püntener Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Püntener Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 432 | 1:19,011 | 3,092 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
The alternate forms: Puntener (38) & Pűntener (1) are calculated separately.
Püntener Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Püntener Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Püntener is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can occur as a variant: Puntener or Pűntener. Click here to see other possible spellings of Püntener.
How Common Is The Last Name Püntener? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 677,464th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Püntener live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Püntener is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 19,011. In Switzerland Püntener is most prevalent in: Canton of Uri, where 35 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent live and Canton of Lucerne, where 13 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it is found in one country. It is also common in Liechtenstein, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puntener | 96 | 38 | / |
| Pűntener | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pintener | 88 | 19 | / |
| Pontenier | 82 | 13 | / |
| Puentener | 82 | 11 | / |
| Pentene | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ponthenier | 78 | 103 | / |
| Pintenet | 75 | 50 | / |
| Pintegne | 75 | 6 | / |
| Penteney | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pintaner | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pontenir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puntinger | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pentinger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pentheney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Peuntinger | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pintena | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pentena | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pentenè | 67 | 3 | / |
| Penteni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pentine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penteny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinteny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pentheny | 63 | 94 | / |
| Pentenio | 63 | 63 | / |
| Pentinet | 63 | 7 | / |
| Penttine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pintenio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pintégne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Puinteni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pentinez | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pintenich | 59 | 11 | / |
| Pontinojr | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pintini | 53 | 32 | / |
| Pentini | 53 | 3 | / |
| Pintiny | 53 | 0 | / |
| Pentinio | 50 | 1,395 | / |
| Pintinio | 50 | 52 | / |
| Pintinha | 50 | 41 | / |
| Piontini | 50 | 10 | / |
| Pientini | 50 | 2 | / |
| Penteñio | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Püntener
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