Ponnaiah Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ponnaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1611:4,764,381121,488
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ponnaiah (409) may also be a first name.

Ponnaiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponnaiah occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnaiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 814,680th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Ponnaiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Ponnaiah reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 426,190th most common first name globally, borne by 409 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 4,764,381. In India Ponnaiah is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 38 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Other than India Ponnaiah is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ponnaiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ponnaiah earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning $53,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% less than the national average, earning $39,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bponnaiah941/
Ponnaih9312/
Ponaiah934/
Ponnaia931/
Ponnayah8811/
Ponneiah883/
Ponniyah883/
Ponnaihe882/
Ponnaijh881/
Ponnieah881/
Ponnijah881/
Ponnoiah881/
Ponnaa8644/
Ponnai8624/
Ponaia864/
Poniyah80288/
Ponijah80261/
Phonnai80222/
Pongnai8082/
Ponnaya8022/
Posnaia8022/
Ponaich8021/
Panaiah8011/
Ponayah809/
Pannaih805/
Ponnayi804/
Ponnaie803/
Ponnaja801/
Ponnaji801/
Ponneah801/
Penaiah801/
Pannaia801/
Phonnaa801/
Poonnai801/
Ponai7745/
Ponaa778/
Poonayah754/
Poonaiad752/
Ponnaiyo751/
Ponneath751/
Pannayah751/
Ponnaiee751/
Phoonnai751/
Panaia71518/
Poonai71328/
Ponnie71275/
Ponaji71264/
Pongai71114/
Ponaya7160/
Ponnui7156/
Penaia7150/
Ponnau7146/
Poenai7143/
Pannai7133/
Ponnay7114/
Ponnoi7114/
Phosniyah7111/
Phonaa7110/
Ponaip716/
Phonai716/
Pannaa713/
Ponayi712/
Posnai711/
Ponais711/
Ponnae711/
Ponoia711/
Poonaa711/
Ponnei711/
Pona'a711/
Pounaa711/
Pounai711/
Phoonaiad711/
Phoonaiat711/
Poonnajit711/
Ponhai711/
Phonnoi67629/
Pannaji67230/
Panaich67172/
Phonnui6799/
Poonaya6771/
Ponnoji6756/
Phongai6737/
Pongnoi6737/
Podtynnaya6735/
Poonnoi6734/
Panajah6731/
Posnaya6730/
Paniyah6724/
Phonhai6721/
Panaias6716/
Ponniya6715/
Ponnaju6712/
Poonaji6710/
Pannaya679/
Phonaji679/
Pangaia679/
Ponnayy678/
Panijah676/
Penayah675/
Phonnie675/
Pannaja674/
Ponahue672/
Podtinnaja672/
Posnaja672/
Ponnoja671/
Patnaia671/
Pannieh671/
Pangaih671/
Pongaya671/
Ponihia671/
Ponnija671/
Pongaiy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ponnaiah
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