Poniappen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Poniappen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poniappen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821

Poniappen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poniappen is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Poniappen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poniappen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Poniappen live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Western Cape, where 22 percent are found.

Poniappen Last Name Statistics demography

Poniappen earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.83% less than the national average, earning R 216,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongiappen952/
Paniapen8298/
Peniapen828/
Panyapen714/
Paniapin711/
Panyapeng6759/
Punyapeng676/
Panyaphen671/
Panyapin5997/
Panhopen592/
Punyapin591/
Punjopen591/
Panyaping56153/
Punyaping567/

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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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  • 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 Poniappen
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