Ponam Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Ponam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 228 | 1:3,364,322 | 97,031 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Ponam (8,613) may also be a first name.
Ponam Demographics
Average Ponam Salary in
United States
$41,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Ponam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponam in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनम | punama | 89.38 |
| पुनम | punama | 4.87 |
| पोनम | ponama | 3.1 |
| पून | puna | 0.44 |
| पूणाम | punama | 0.44 |
| पूनाम | punama | 0.44 |
| Ponam in the Marathi language | ||
| पोनम | ponama | 38.89 |
| पुनम | punama | 28.63 |
| पूनम | punama | 27.35 |
| पोनाम | ponama | 3.85 |
| पोतम | potama | 0.85 |
| Ponam in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାନମ | epanama | 33.33 |
| େପାନାମ | epanama | 33.33 |
| େପାନମ୍ | epanam | 16.67 |
| ପୁନମ | punama | 8.33 |
| େପାନାମ୍ | epanam | 8.33 |
| Ponam in the Russian language | ||
| Понам | ponam | - |
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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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- 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 Ponam
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