Ponnaian Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ponnaian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnaian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar221:107,18211,536
India131:59,005,029552,550
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ponnaian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponnaian has its highest incidence in Qatar. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnaian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ponnaian reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most commonly used in Qatar, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 107,182. Not including Qatar it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

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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 Ponnaian
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