Ponampalam Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ponampalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Ponampalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponampalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ponampalam is found most in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponampalam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Ponampalam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Ponampalam reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Ponampalam is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Ponampalam is most common in: Selangor, where 50 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent live and Perlis, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponnampalam | 95 | 2,945 | / |
| Poonampalam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ponampalan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Punampalam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ponnampalan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ponnanpalam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ppanampalam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pannampalam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Punnampalam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponnampolam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponabalam | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ponnabalam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Panavalam | 74 | 3 | / |
| Panabalam | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ponabolom | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ponampalam
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