Ponnan Surname

250,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ponnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4771:1,608,10459,150
Malaysia2901:101,7046,962
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Mauritius771:16,7983,561
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Oman471:78,4672,961
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ponnan (2,436) may also be a first name.

Ponnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponnan (Hindi: पोन्नान, Marathi: पोान, Oriya: ପୁନାନ) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponnan is the 250,527th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,603,630 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Ponnan live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ponnan is also the 150,006th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 2,436 people.

The surname Ponnan is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 1,608,104. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 52 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 13 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account India it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Ponnan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Ponnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.49% more than the national average, earning R 417,036 per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongnan92163/
Phonnan92130/
Ponnann927/
Poonnan922/
Ponan91275/
Phonngan8610/
Phongnan865/
Pongnane862/
Pongnant861/
Ponnam8314,964/
Pongan831,244/
Pannan83431/
Poonan83320/
Ponhan83319/
Punnan83227/
Pognan8380/
Ponang8375/
Pohnan8372/
Ponant8337/
Ponane8334/
Poinan8330/
Phonan8318/
Ponnon8317/
Posnan8316/
Pounan8311/
Poynan837/
Potnan831/
Ponann831/
Puonan831/
Ponnachen80106/
Phonhan775,707/
Pongnon771,322/
Ppannan77517/
Pognant77509/
Phannan77176/
Poingan77155/
Pannang77152/
Poongan77145/
Photnan77122/
Pongnam7796/
Pannain7790/
Poonnam7734/
Phonnam7729/
Pomnean7727/
Ponnong7719/
Phosnan7717/
Poinang778/
Punnang778/
Pounnam775/
Phongan775/
Paunnan774/
Phonnon774/
Pounang774/
Ponahan774/
Poignan774/
Pognand774/
Panngan772/
Ponnone771/
Poinnam771/
Potnaan771/
Ponhane771/
Pangnan771/
Phonaan771/
Pognane771/
Pannant771/
Pounhan771/
Phunnan771/
Phomnan771/
Poonhan771/
Pannean771/
Punnant770/
Panan731,763/
Penan731,595/
Punan73482/
Ponon73404/
Ponam73277/
Poñan7322/
Poignant712,519/
Photnang71491/
Poignand71259/
Phongnam71256/
Pougnand7187/
Phonahan7180/
Phanngan7161/
Phonnong7148/
Pougnant7124/
Phannang7117/
Pannasin715/
Phunnang714/
Punnatin714/
Pognatnt711/
Pongahan711/
Poujnant711/
Poungnon711/
Phonhang711/
Phonnham711/
Phunnnan711/
Phomnain711/
Phannane711/
Phannean711/
Poongnam711/
Poonnoon711/
Punnahan711/
Punnasin711/
Panneang711/
Pannahan710/
Poonam676,221/
Punnam675,765/
Pagnan672,088/
Pognon671,719/
Phanan67465/
Ppanan67462/
Panand67361/
Pungan67354/
Paunan67325/
Phonon67303/
Pongon67296/
Panang67272/
Pannam67252/
Paanan67250/
Poonon67189/
Panaun67179/
Panane6789/
Panaan6789/
Ponong6788/
Punane6781/
Photnasin6773/
Pasnan6771/
Punang6765/
Phonam6752/
Patnan6747/
Pohnán6737/
Penain6735/
Putnan6734/
Pongnatem6731/
Pohnanová6730/
Ponaun6728/
Pananh6727/
Panain6724/
Phungnang6721/
Penhan6716/
Ponhon6714/
Punant6712/
Panant6711/
Poinon679/
Pahnan678/
Penean677/
Potnam675/
Punain675/
Puonon675/
Pannasing675/
Phoungnam675/
Poungnoon675/
Phuonganh674/
Posnam674/
Pohnanova674/
Poneam674/
Pomhan673/
Pannachen672/
Pomnam672/
Punnachen672/
Penanh672/
Punhan672/
Ponein672/
Pounam672/
Pognam672/
Poinam671/
Ponaam671/
Ponham671/
Poynon671/
Panayn671/
Punean671/
Patingnan671/
Photnahan671/
Pehnan671/
Pohnon671/
Pängan671/
Pugnan671/
Puhnan671/
Puynan671/
Posnon671/
Phangnang671/
Poinanova671/
Ponnom671/
Ponoon671/
Pomnon671/
Ponaim671/
Ponaum671/
Punaun671/
Pannaseng671/
Penahn671/
Peenan670/
Phenan670/
Pfanan670/

Ponnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnan in the Hindi language
पोन्नानponnana-
Ponnan in the Oriya language
ପୁନାନpunana-
Ponnan in the Marathi language
पोानpoana61.54
पोननंponanam30.77
णनnana7.69

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