Ponnachan Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Ponnachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5211:1,472,29455,752
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Oman381:97,0523,112
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ponnachan (1,068) may also be a first name.

Ponnachan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponnachan (Marathi: पोाचन, Oriya: େପାନନ୍ାଚାନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnachan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,160th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,079,319 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ponnachan reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 244,750th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 1,068 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 521 people, or 1 in 1,472,294. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 85 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India Ponnachan is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.

Ponnachan Last Name Statistics demography

Ponnachan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponnachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnachan in the Marathi language
पोाचनpoacana72.73
पुनचंदpunacanda12.12
पोऩ्नाचनponnacana6.06
पोनचनponacana6.06
पोाचानpoacana3.03
Ponnachan in the Oriya language
େପାନନ୍ାଚାନepananacana50
େପାନନ୍ାଚନepananacana50

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