Ponkam Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ponkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4571:1,678,48060,989
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ponkam (67) may also be a first name.

Ponkam Last Name Facts

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

Ponkam is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponkam? popularity and diffusion

Ponkam is the 605,571st most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname Ponkam is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ponkam are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 67 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 1,678,480. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 96 percent live, Telangana, where 4 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponkam
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