Punia Surname

98,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Monaco

Punia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9611:259,05614,922
Indonesia9711:136,19913,562
Canada2341:157,46015,959
England1511:368,99426,171
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Australia291:930,88655,860
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Punia (13,650) may also be a first name.

Punia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punia (Bengali: পুনিয়া, Hindi: पूनिया, Marathi: पुिनया, Oriya: ପୁନିଆ, Tibetan: པུ་ནི་ཡ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Punia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,028th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,506,314 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Punia are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 49,544th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 13,650 people.

The last name Punia is most common in India, where it is carried by 2,961 people, or 1 in 259,056. In India Punia is most common in: Delhi, where 26 percent are found, Haryana, where 16 percent are found and Punjab, where 15 percent are found. Excluding India Punia exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Punia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Punia surname increased 4,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Punia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Punia surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Punia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $51,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.8% more than the national average, earning $63,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pounia9173/
Pungia9163/
Punnia9155/
Puniah9131/
Paunia9125/
Punjia9110/
Putnia9110/
Punias919/
Puniat911/
Puniad911/
Phuniat83265/
Puniach8331/
Pauniat8312/
Punjiah839/
Poungia836/
Punaiya835/
Punniah834/
Bhpunia833/
Phuniad832/
Punijay831/
Pounias831/
Pauniah831/
Phungia831/
Puneiya831/
Punya804,848/
Punja803,600/
Punio80849/
Ponia80563/
Pinia80548/
Pugna80486/
Punha80220/
Punea8020/
Punnaiya774/
Punaiyah774/
Putnaiya772/
Punnayia771/
Punnieah771/
Poonia733,304/
Pugnat73138/
Pungea73128/
Punjah7340/
Punjai7338/
Paunio7331/
Punjad7329/
Pugnau7325/
Puinya7323/
Pugnea7322/
Punhoi7319/
Ponija7315/
Punjya7315/
Pinjia7315/
Punjay7312/
Pfunya7311/
Ponnia738/
Punjap738/
Punijo736/
Puenya735/
Punjja733/
Punyad732/
Punjas732/
Pienia732/
Phunha732/
Pungna732/
Punjau732/
Paunja731/
Punyaa731/
Punhei731/
Puniho731/
Punjaa731/
Punnea731/
Punnya731/
Puunha731/
Phinia731/
Pounja731/
Pfunio731/
Piniah731/
Puinha731/
Punjat731/
Punjoi731/
Putnio731/
Ponjia731/
Pougna731/
Punyea731/
Pounya731/
Phunya731/
Punyah731/
Pugnas731/
Puña67407/
Puignau67175/
Paugnat6766/
Piniaha6752/
Pounios6727/
Punayya6721/
Punyaat677/
Piniaau676/
Pougnas674/
Paunjay673/
Pugnaud673/
Phungna673/
Paunjat672/
Ponniha672/
Punnjah672/
Peungna672/
Pungnoi672/
Punyaai672/
Punjaij671/
Punnjya671/
Pugnaut671/
Pungnap671/
Ponioha671/
Ponnija671/
Ponaiya671/
Phunhai671/
Phunjoi671/
Phunyaa671/
Paunjai671/

Punia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punia in the Tibetan language
པུ་ནི་ཡ་puniya-
Punia in the Bengali language
পুনিয়াpuniya-
Punia in the Oriya language
ପୁନିଆpuni'a92.45
ପୁନୀଆpuni'a2.67
ପୂନିଆpuni'a1.81
ପୂନୀଆpuni'a0.14
ପୁଣିଆpuni'a0.14
ପୁନିଅpuni'a0.09
ପୁଣିଅpuni'a0.05
ପୁନିୟାpuniya0.05
ପୁଣାpuna0.05
ସୁନିଆsuni'a0.05
ପୁନିଁଆpunima0.05
ପୁନୀଅpuni'a0.05
Punia in the Marathi language
पुिनयाpuinaya53.06
पुनीयाpuniya24.49
पुण्याpunya8.16
पूिनयाpuinaya8.16
पुण्यpunya4.08
पुिरआpuira'a2.04
Punia in the Hindi language
पूनियाpuniya52
पुनियाpuniya34
पुनीयाpuniya4
पुनिाpunia2
पूनीयाpuniya1
पुनिआpuni'a1
पूनीआpuni'a1
पूनि़ााpuniaa1
पुनियॉpuniyo1

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