Pun Surname

14,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Macau

Pun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong13,4511:54583
Macau5,2081:11629
India3,5861:213,90612,730
Myanmar2,7261:19,053403
Malaysia1,6091:18,3311,761
United States1,5981:226,82021,913
Vietnam1,5451:59,965582
Singapore8771:6,280393
Cambodia8451:18,3281,258
England7401:75,2958,539
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Canada5891:62,5567,315
Papua New Guinea4081:19,9852,097
Nepal3941:72,2871,800
Qatar3871:6,093640
United Arab Emirates3681:24,8972,807
Thailand3191:221,43737,236
Indonesia2921:452,90837,631
Brunei2611:1,604309
Australia2481:108,85412,149
Peru2271:140,0187,690
Ukraine1551:293,69537,615
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
China821:16,674,653960
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Taiwan591:397,3693,093
Spain581:806,07033,159
Mauritius491:26,3965,374
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Panama261:150,4714,892
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Oman141:263,4264,299
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden111:895,16066,831
France91:7,380,302306,885
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belize11:355,4743,977
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Pun (20,728) may also be a first name.

Pun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pun (Bengali: পুন, Hindi: पुन, Marathi: पुन, Oriya: ପୁନ, Russian: Пунь, Tibetan: པཱན་) is borne by more people in Hong Kong than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,938th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 195,471 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Pun live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Pun is also the 36,828th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 20,728 people.

The last name Pun is most frequent in Hong Kong, where it is held by 13,451 people, or 1 in 545. Excluding Hong Kong this surname exists in 93 countries. It is also found in Macau, where 14 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Pun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pun surname rose 10,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 74,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (46%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pun last name are 19.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Pun earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 38.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,773 per year; in United States they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $50,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $59,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paun8625,872/
Pund8617,133/
Phun8615,690/
Păun867,342/
Pung866,165/
Punt863,905/
Pune863,786/
Punn862,940/
Puin861,580/
Puun86292/
Peun86165/
Poun86139/
Puyn86123/
Puhn8650/
Pujn8633/
Punh862/
Putn862/
Pumn861/
Pfun861/
Ppun861/
Pgun860/
Phung75324,172/
Pound759,359/
Putin757,805/
Pfund752,922/
Pundt751,545/
Paune75581/
Puing75396/
Paung75291/
Pahun75291/
Poune75140/
Pusin75126/
Puhyn75119/
Phoun75105/
Putyn75102/
Punne75100/
Phuun75100/
Puijn7599/
Putne7592/
Pugne7585/
Pfunt7579/
Poung7574/
Pount7566/
Pucin7565/
Pungg7565/
Peung7549/
Pusen7543/
Puine7541/
Punnd7533/
Puten7528/
Pohun7521/
Phund7519/
Pauun7518/
Paund7517/
Peune7517/
Punhe7515/
Phunt7514/
Pundh7512/
Paunk7511/
Pfoun7510/
Pouhn757/
Phaun756/
Phune755/
Hpaun754/
Phunn754/
Pheun754/
Pfunk753/
Puşin753/
Pungì753/
Punhg752/
Puinn752/
Puint752/
Puimn751/
Phuin751/
Pungh751/
Puntt751/
Putnt751/
Puune751/
Puunn751/
Puhnt751/
Ppaun751/
Ppunt751/
Peund751/
Phunh751/
Puttn751/
Peunt751/
Puihn751/
Puntì751/
Pgunn751/
Punng751/
Paunt750/
Pfaun750/
Pounc750/
Paumn750/
Pon6721,284/
Pum6715,919/
Pheung676,108/
Pusing672,218/
Pfundt67857/
Putten67837/
Phoung67381/
Puchin67350/
Puting67294/
Puttin67291/
Pautin67258/
Peutin67219/
Pausen67181/
Pusien67173/
Pousin67171/
Pausin67161/
Phusin67157/
Puchyn67149/
Puhyna67141/
Pushyn67138/
Punová67117/
Peuten67102/
Poucin6795/
Punova6791/
Puteng6770/
Phaung6756/
Poutin6754/
Puchen6751/
Pungue6748/
Puseng6746/
Peusen6742/
Puitin6742/
Pussin6741/
Pousen6734/
Puggin6718/
Phusen6714/
Puzsin6714/
Pougne6713/
Poußin6710/
Puceng677/
Putinn676/
Putink676/
Pussen676/
Phoune676/
Pautyn676/
Phutin675/
Puszyn675/
Phunne674/
Pputin673/
Phunth673/
Punnhe672/
Puisin672/
Phuihn672/
Phuung672/
Peutyn672/
Phuynh671/
Paucen671/
Puooen671/
Punque671/
Puteen671/
Putint671/
Puttne671/
Phuing671/
Phungg671/
Pauten671/
Pfugne671/
Pón671/
Puicin671/
Puisne671/
Puszin671/
Pounne671/
Geepun671/
P'Aung671/
Paucin671/
Puysin671/
Paundt670/
Pouten670/
Phundt670/
Pauthn670/
Pfound670/
Puindt670/

Pun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pun in the Tibetan language
པཱན་pen-
Pun in the Oriya language
ପୁନpuna91.84
ପୁଞpuna2.77
ପୂନpuna2.62
ପୁନ୍pun0.87
ପୁଣ୍pun0.15
Pun in the Bengali language
পুনpuna91.3
পূনpuna4.35
পূণpuna4.35
Pun in the Marathi language
पुनpuna86.68
पूनpuna11.48
Pun in the Hindi language
पुनpuna82.03
पूनpuna12.09
पुन्pun0.22
Pun in the Russian language
Пуньpun-

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Footnotes

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