Ponnampalam Surname

149,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Ponnampalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnampalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,0471:10,1651,474
Canada2791:132,06313,716
England1621:343,93925,007
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
Australia961:281,20525,117
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Denmark341:166,02114,242
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway141:367,30634,015
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Maldives11:404,1727,269
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Ponnampalam (826) may also be a first name.

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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponnampalam
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