Ponnambalan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ponnambalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ponnambalan (16) may also be a first name.
Ponnambalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponnambalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponnambalan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnambalan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ponnambalan is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Ponnambalan are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ponnambalan is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Ponnambalan is most common in: Penang, where 44 percent reside, Perak, where 44 percent reside and Johor, where 11 percent reside. Barring Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponambalan | 95 | 4 | / |
| Ponnambalam | 91 | 1,962 | / |
| Ponnembalan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponambalam | 86 | 36 | / |
| Panambalan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ponambalon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponnanbalam | 82 | 4 | / |
| Pannambalam | 82 | 3 | / |
| Poonambalam | 82 | 2 | / |
| Poinambalon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Panambolan | 76 | 219 | / |
| Punambalam | 76 | 6 | / |
| Poinambalom | 73 | 65 | / |
| Panambalom | 67 | 41 | / |
| Punambolam | 67 | 7 | / |
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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 Ponnambalan
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