Around the world, Punta (Punta 
) is quite a common largely feminine, but seldom masculine forename. The first name Punta is habitual in India, where it is a rare predominantly girly, but very seldom male name, the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare boy's name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Punta is the last name as well as the forename.