Poniman Surname

137,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Poniman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poniman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,1661:41,7724,794
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Poniman (36,106) may also be a first name.

Poniman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poniman is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Poniman.

How Common Is The Last Name Poniman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,520th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,236,816 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Poniman are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poniman is also the 24,144th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 36,106 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,166 people, or 1 in 41,772. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 31 percent are found, East Java, where 23 percent are found and Central Java, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Poniman is found in 10 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponieman9386/
Pohniman9319/
Pongiman9312/
Poeniman937/
Ponniman931/
Pouniman931/
Phoniman931/
Paniman8628/
Poneman8625/
Puniman8618/
Ponyman8610/
Ponimon861/
Peniman860/
Ponemane805/
Pangiman804/
Ponemann801/
Poenneman750/
Ponemon7143/
Panuman7130/
Penuman715/
Panimam714/
Panyman712/
Ponheamhan711/
Paneman711/
Penyman710/
Peneman710/
Panneman67446/
Peeneman6746/
Pannuman6734/
Pangeman6731/
Ponemone6721/
Panayman671/
Pannemann63144/
Phatnimon634/
Pahanuman631/
Pfaunemann590/
Panimoim531/

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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 Poniman
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