Punoš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Biograd na Moru area , often Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Benkovac area.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Punoš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 180 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Zadar (25), Vrgada in Biograd na moru area (15), Split (10), Dobropoljci in Benkovac area (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Punoš (including: Punnoos , Punos and Punnos ) is present in three countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.