Ponnam Surname

35,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ponnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,7901:51,8643,556
United States741:4,898,094251,818
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ponnam (2,230) may also be a first name.

Ponnam Last Name Facts

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

Ponnam (Hindi: पोन्नम, Marathi: पोाम, Oriya: ପୁନାମ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ponnam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,331st most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 487,005 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ponnam reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 158,282nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 2,230 people.

The surname Ponnam is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 14,790 people, or 1 in 51,864. In India Ponnam is most common in: Telangana, where 71 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Barring India Ponnam is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Ponnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ponnam surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Ponnam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning $32,935 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongnam9296/
Ponngam9252/
Poonnam9234/
Phonnam9229/
Ponnamm925/
Pounnam925/
Poinnam921/
Ponam91277/
Phonngam863,846/
Phongnam86256/
Poonngam869/
Phonnham861/
Poongnam861/
Poonam836,221/
Punnam835,765/
Ponnan831,583/
Pongam83602/
Pannam83252/
Phonam8352/
Potnam835/
Posnam834/
Poneam834/
Poname833/
Pomnam832/
Pounam832/
Pognam832/
Poinam831/
Ponaam831/
Ponamm831/
Ponham831/
Ponnom831/
Ponaim831/
Ponaum831/
Pongnatem8031/
Phoungnam805/
Phoonngam801/
Phonngamm801/
Phongam773,233/
Panngam773,072/
Pongnan77163/
Phonnan77130/
Phunnam77110/
Poungam7796/
Phannam7763/
Punngam7751/
Poongam7726/
Poingam7711/
Panneam7711/
Ponngom778/
Ponnann777/
Pannaim777/
Panname776/
Photnam776/
Ponatim775/
Phonnom775/
Pannaum775/
Patnnam774/
Pohngam774/
Pangnam773/
Pungnam773/
Paunnam772/
Poonnan772/
Phoneam772/
Phognam772/
Phomnam772/
Poomnam771/
Putnnam771/
Poutnam771/
Pongnom771/
Poyngam771/
Phoonam771/
Phonaim771/
Poonaim771/
Pooneam771/
Pomneam771/
Pannamg771/
Punam7313,305/
Panam731,595/
Ponon73404/
Ponan73275/
Ponom73121/
Penam7396/
Phanngam713,718/
Phoongam7147/
Phunngam7121/
Phonngan7110/
Phaennam716/
Pungnaim715/
Phongnan715/
Phungnam713/
Pongnane712/
Ponamova711/
Paatnnam711/
Pognatem711/
Phonhame711/
Phongahm711/
Phohngam711/
Phoingam711/
Phanname711/
Phannaum711/
Pgoongam711/
Phangnam711/
Peungnam711/
Pongnant711/
Pangname711/
Putnam6727,417/
Patnam6713,096/
Pangam672,775/
Pognon671,719/
Pongan671,244/
Pannan67431/
Poonan67320/
Ponhan67319/
Phonon67303/
Pongon67296/
Paname67215/
Poonon67189/
Phunam67114/
Potnom67112/
Ponnachen67106/
Panham6799/
Pagnam6794/
Ponong6788/
Phanam6782/
Pognan6780/
Ponang6775/
Pohnan6772/
Pohnán6737/
Ponant6737/
Pungam6735/
Pannom6735/
Ponane6734/
Poinan6730/
Puinam6729/
Ponaun6728/
Penham6727/
Paanam6721/
Phonan6718/
Ponnon6717/
Posnan6716/
Paneam6714/
Ponhon6714/
Puunam6713/
Puneam6712/
Penaim6712/
Pounan6711/
Pusnam6710/
Poinon679/
Paenam679/
Pasnam678/
Puname678/
Ponoum678/
Poynan677/
Pongom676/
Peenam675/
Punaim675/
Puonon675/
Panaim674/
Punaam673/
Phenam673/
Panasm673/
Panaum673/
Ponein672/
Ponhom672/
Potnan671/
Ponann671/
Poonamová671/
Pugnam671/
Pujnam671/
Poynon671/
Pahnam671/
Panamg671/
Pangnatem671/
Pohnon671/
Puonan671/
Posnon671/
Poonom671/
Pheunngam671/
Phoomneam671/
Phongnoum671/
Ponoon671/
Pomnon671/
Panaam671/
Pamnam671/
Punham670/
Puynam670/

Ponnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnam in the Hindi language
पोन्नमponnama-
Ponnam in the Oriya language
ପୁନାମpunama-
Ponnam in the Marathi language
पोामpoama41.94
पोन्pon25.81
णमnama12.9
पुनमpunama9.68
पूनमpunama9.68

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