Ponala Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ponala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4021:1,908,12366,445
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ponala (79) may also be a first name.

Ponala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponala (Marathi: पोनाला, Oriya: େପାନଲା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ponala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponala is the 657,184th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Ponala reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ponala is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 79 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 1,908,123. In India Ponala is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 68 percent are found, Telangana, where 25 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponnala924,782/
Pongala9288/
Ponalla9224/
Potnala9212/
Poinala928/
Ponaala927/
Posnala924/
Ponaila921/
Poonala921/
Pongnala86244/
Photnala8663/
Ponnaala8634/
Ponnalla8620/
Phonalia8614/
Pongalla869/
Potnaala861/
Pongalai861/
Ponnaila861/
Ponnatla861/
Poonaala861/
Poonnala861/
Phonnala861/
Ponela833,155/
Panala83295/
Penala83189/
Ponali8386/
Ponalo8362/
Punala8333/
Ponale8324/
Ponola8316/
Photnalai804/
Pongaliah801/
Patnala7718,127/
Pannala775,820/
Pangala772,035/
Phonela77544/
Putnala77402/
Panalay77308/
Pongale77298/
Pongola77128/
Punnala77102/
Panalas7798/
Paanala7771/
Panalap7769/
Ponnela7736/
Penalla7736/
Panalat7727/
Ponaali7723/
Pungala7722/
Pongali7721/
Ponnali7720/
Ponnola7713/
Panalia7713/
Poinalo7713/
Panahla7710/
Ponahlo779/
Pusnala778/
Penhala778/
Pognali777/
Panalla777/
Pongalo777/
Panaula776/
Ponales776/
Panalad776/
Ponolla775/
Peenala775/
Panhala774/
Pagnala774/
Punalay774/
Panaila774/
Panajla773/
Panalaa773/
Panatla773/
Penalia773/
Punalea773/
Pasnala772/
Panaala772/
Punalla771/
Puneala771/
Pamnala771/
Paenala771/
Phonalo771/
Phanala771/
Poinale771/
Poinela771/
Puonela771/
Pomnale771/
Ponalee771/
Ponaulo770/
Phonhalath751/
Pangaila71650/
Panailay71355/
Pangalay71346/
Patnaala7180/
Phannala7164/
Phanalai7161/
Phongola7156/
Patnnala7153/
Pongallo7146/
Pangalla7141/
Pungalia7139/
Patnalla7127/
Pangalia7122/
Pungaila7121/
Ponnolla7118/
Phanalap7118/
Pannalla7113/
Pattnala7112/
Panhalai7110/
Ponaylos7110/
Phanalat719/
Putnalla718/
Putnnala717/
Pannalai717/
Panaulla716/
Ponnaali716/
Panhalad716/
Pannaala716/
Pangalau715/
Pangaala714/
Punnalla714/
Phangala714/
Poenalle714/
Potnolla713/
Posnolla713/
Pathnala713/
Patnalau713/
Penallaj712/
Pongolah711/
Patnalaa711/
Pungalla711/
Punnaala711/
Punnalaa711/
Puunaala711/
Pounolla711/
Phatnala711/
Paanaala711/
Paatnala711/
Panatlya711/
Pangaula711/
Pangalah711/
Panalach711/
Phungala711/
Pungalea711/
Phunaula711/
Phonnaly711/
Phunalad711/
Punalaya711/
Panahlai711/
Penela671,318/
Panela671,093/
Peñola67743/
Penalo67561/
Penola67451/
Panale67410/
Ponelo67280/
Phatnalai67275/
Panali67141/
Ponoli6796/
Peñala6795/
Punali6774/
Pangalaya6770/
Panola6767/
Punale6738/
Ponolo6737/
Punalo6720/
Punola6719/
Pañola6710/
Panaullah675/
Panalo675/
Pañela675/
Pungalaya674/
Phounnaly674/
Ponnaalee673/
Phangalay673/
Pannaulla672/
Phatnalap672/
Ponasello671/
Patnnaala671/
Panaallah671/
Pahanaila671/
Panaly671/
Penaló671/
Poneillas671/
Phongoila671/
Phannalai671/

Ponala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponala in the Oriya language
େପାନଲାepanala-
Ponala in the Marathi language
पोनालाponala45.71
पोनळाponala31.43
पोनाळाponala22.86

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