Ponan Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Ponan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 126 | 1:803,478 | 76,852 |
| Ivory Coast | 65 | 1:354,942 | 12,641 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
The alternate forms: Poñan (22) are calculated separately.
Ponan (584) may also be a first name.
Ponan Demographics
Average Ponan Salary in
England
£19,250
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Ponan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponan (Hindi: पोनां, Marathi: पोनन) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms: Poñan. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponan is the 950,707th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Ponan reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 346,315th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 584 people.
The surname Ponan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 803,478. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Soccsksargen, where 30 percent reside, Bicol, where 25 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Ponan occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponan in the Marathi language | ||
| पोनन | ponana | 75 |
| पोनान | ponana | 25 |
| Ponan in the Hindi language | ||
| पोनां | ponam | 66.67 |
| पोणण | ponana | 33.33 |
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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 Ponan
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