Ponnampalam Surname
Approximately 2,945 people bear this surname
Ponnampalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,047 | 1:10,165 | 1,474 |
| Canada | 279 | 1:132,063 | 13,716 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Malaysia | 116 | 1:254,261 | 14,332 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Ponnampalam (826) may also be a first name.
Ponnampalam Demographics
Ponnampalam Political Affiliation
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Ponnampalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponnampalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponnampalam has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnampalam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 149,902nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,474,549 people. The last name Ponnampalam occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Ponnampalam live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ponnampalam is also the 284,203rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 826 people.
The last name Ponnampalam is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,047 people, or 1 in 10,165. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Ponnampalam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ponnampalam last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Ponnampalam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.15% less than the national average, earning 255,587 kr per year; in United States they earn 61.72% more than the national average, earning $69,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,731 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponampalam | 95 | 11 | / |
| Ponnampalan | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ponnanpalam | 91 | 5 | / |
| Pannampalam | 91 | 4 | / |
| Punnampalam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Poonampalam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponnampolam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponnabalam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ponampalan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Punampalam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ppanampalam | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ponabalam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Panavalam | 70 | 3 | / |
| Panabalam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ponabolom | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ponnampalam
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