Ponnai Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Ponnai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ponnai (10) may also be a first name.
Ponnai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponnai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponnai (Marathi: पोाई) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponnai is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Ponnai is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ponnai are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ponnai is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent reside, Karnataka, where 27 percent reside and Kerala, where 27 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 38 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponnai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponnai in the Marathi language | ||
| पोाई | poa'i | 50 |
| पोन्णाई | ponna'i | 50 |
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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 Ponnai
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