Ponay Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Ponay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 434 | 1:233,268 | 35,601 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ponay (38) may also be a first name.
Ponay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponay (Hindi: पोनया) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponay is the 669,375th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ponay are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name globally, borne by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 233,268. In The Philippines Ponay is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 44 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 17 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 1 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponay in the Hindi language | ||
| पोनया | ponaya | - |
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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 Ponay
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