Poniyem Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Poniyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poniyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8061:164,08115,960
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Poniyem (48,813) may also be a first name.

Poniyem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poniyem is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poniyem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 427,014th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Poniyem are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poniyem is also the 18,916th most widespread first name in the world, held by 48,813 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 164,081. In Indonesia Poniyem is primarily concentrated in: Central Java, where 37 percent reside, Yogyakarta, where 19 percent reside and Jakarta, where 12 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Poniyem
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