Ponaka Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Ponaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 506 | 1:1,515,939 | 56,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Ponaka (91) may also be a first name.
Ponaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponaka (Hindi: पोनका, Marathi: पोनका) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ponaka is the 590,896th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ponaka reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.
Ponaka is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 1,515,939. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 50 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 47 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponaka in the Hindi language | ||
| पोनका | ponaka | - |
| Ponaka in the Marathi language | ||
| पोनका | ponaka | - |
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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 Ponaka
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