Ponmalar Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Ponmalar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponmalar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India251:30,682,615377,978
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Ponmalar (177) may also be a first name.

Ponmalar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponmalar (Marathi: पोनमलार) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponmalar? popularity and diffusion

Ponmalar is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ponmalar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 685,598th most numerous first name globally, borne by 177 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 48 percent are found, Kerala, where 28 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Beside India Ponmalar occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponmalar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponmalar in the Marathi language
पोनमलारponamalara33.33
पोनमलरponamalara16.67
पुनमारpunamara16.67
मालरmalara16.67
पोन्ालponala16.67

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Footnotes

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