Where Does The Last Name Poniah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Poniah is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Poniah.

How Common Is The Last Name Poniah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Poniah is the 788,513^th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Poniah are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 54,467^th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11,915 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 406,921. In Indonesia Poniah is most common in: West Java, where 33 percent are found, Central Java, where 26 percent are found and East Java, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.