Ponam Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Ponam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2281:3,364,32297,031
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ponam (8,613) may also be a first name.

Ponam Last Name Facts

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

Ponam (Hindi: पूनम, Marathi: पोनम, Oriya: େପାନମ, Russian: Понам) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ponam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ponam are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ponam is also the 67,697th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 8,613 people.

Ponam is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 3,364,322. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 40 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 31 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Ponam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ponam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponam last name declined 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponam Last Name Statistics demography

Ponam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponnam9114,964/
Poonam916,221/
Pongam91602/
Phonam9152/
Potnam915/
Posnam914/
Poneam914/
Poname913/
Pomnam912/
Pounam912/
Pognam912/
Poinam911/
Ponaam911/
Ponamm911/
Ponham911/
Ponaim911/
Ponaum911/
Phongam833,233/
Poungam8396/
Pongnam8396/
Ponngam8352/
Poonnam8334/
Phonnam8329/
Poongam8326/
Poingam8311/
Photnam836/
Ponatim835/
Ponnamm835/
Pounnam835/
Pohngam834/
Phoneam832/
Phognam832/
Phomnam832/
Poinnam831/
Poomnam831/
Poutnam831/
Poyngam831/
Phoonam831/
Phonaim831/
Poonaim831/
Pooneam831/
Pomneam831/
Punam8013,305/
Panam801,595/
Ponan80275/
Ponom80121/
Penam8096/
Phonngam773,846/
Phongnam77256/
Phoongam7747/
Poonngam779/
Ponamova771/
Pognatem771/
Phonhame771/
Phonnham771/
Phongahm771/
Phohngam771/
Phoingam771/
Pgoongam771/
Poongnam771/
Putnam7327,417/
Patnam7313,096/
Punnam735,765/
Pangam732,775/
Ponnan731,583/
Pongan731,244/
Poonan73320/
Ponhan73319/
Pannam73252/
Paname73215/
Phunam73114/
Potnom73112/
Panham7399/
Pagnam7394/
Phanam7382/
Pognan7380/
Ponang7375/
Pohnan7372/
Ponant7337/
Pungam7335/
Ponane7334/
Poinan7330/
Puinam7329/
Ponaun7328/
Penham7327/
Paanam7321/
Phonan7318/
Posnan7316/
Paneam7314/
Puunam7313/
Puneam7312/
Penaim7312/
Pounan7311/
Pusnam7310/
Paenam739/
Pasnam738/
Puname738/
Ponoum738/
Poynan737/
Pongom736/
Peenam735/
Punaim735/
Panaim734/
Punaam733/
Phenam733/
Panasm733/
Panaum733/
Ponhom732/
Potnan731/
Ponann731/
Pugnam731/
Pujnam731/
Pahnam731/
Panamg731/
Puonan731/
Poonom731/
Ponnom731/
Panaam731/
Pamnam731/
Punham730/
Puynam730/
Pongnatem7131/
Phoungnam715/
Poonamová711/
Phoomneam711/
Phoonngam711/
Phonngamm711/
Phonhan675,707/
Panngam673,072/
Phangam672,857/
Phungam671,747/
Pognant67509/
Phutnam67508/
Puingam67266/
Pongnan67163/
Poingan67155/
Poongan67145/
Poungom67143/
Paanamh67139/
Phonnan67130/
Puttnam67124/
Photnan67122/
Phunnam67110/
Phannam6763/
Punngam6751/
Ponasen6739/
Phaname6735/
Phonhom6729/
Pomnean6727/
Pattnam6725/
Pathnam6720/
Phosnan6717/
Phonain6717/
Panneam6711/
Ponatin6710/
Photnom6710/
Poinang678/
Ponngom678/
Pongain678/
Ponnann677/
Pannaim677/
Puyngam677/
Panname676/
Ponaten676/
Paungam676/
Phonnom675/
Phomnom675/
Pangaim675/
Pannaum675/
Phongan675/
Phanamd674/
Patnnam674/
Phongom674/
Pounang674/
Ponahan674/
Poignan674/
Pognand674/
Puthnam673/
Pangnam673/
Pungnam673/
Puitnam672/
Paunnam672/
Poonnan672/
Phonoum672/
Potnaan671/
Ponhane671/
Patnaam671/
Patnamk671/
Patnamm671/
Putnnam671/
Puuneam671/
Puinamm671/
Phatnam671/
Phonaan671/
Phaunam671/
Pognane671/
Ponasin671/
Ponaung671/
Pongnom671/
Pongoum671/
Pounhan671/
Phunaim671/
Phomnan671/
Phaneam671/
Peungam671/
Poonhan671/
Pongaun671/
Punaime671/
Puinaam671/
Pannamg671/
Paenaim671/
Paugnam671/
Putnham670/
Putnaim670/
Putnamh670/

Ponam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponam in the Hindi language
पूनमpunama89.38
पुनमpunama4.87
पोनमponama3.1
पूनpuna0.44
पूणामpunama0.44
पूनामpunama0.44
Ponam in the Marathi language
पोनमponama38.89
पुनमpunama28.63
पूनमpunama27.35
पोनामponama3.85
पोतमpotama0.85
Ponam in the Oriya language
େପାନମepanama33.33
େପାନାମepanama33.33
େପାନମ୍epanam16.67
ପୁନମpunama8.33
େପାନାମ୍epanam8.33
Ponam in the Russian language
Понамponam-

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