Ponathil Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Ponathil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponathil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India311:24,744,045333,161
Djibouti41:228,733966
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ponathil Last Name Facts

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

Ponathil (Marathi: पोनािथल) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponathil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ponathil reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 24,744,045. In India Ponathil is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 58 percent reside, Kerala, where 23 percent reside and Gujarat, where 3 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Djibouti, where 10 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponathil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponathil in the Marathi language
पोनािथलponaithala47.06
पोनाथीलponathila29.41
पॉनतीलponatila11.76
पोनिथलponithala11.76

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponathil
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