Ponnan Surname
Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname
Ponnan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 477 | 1:1,608,104 | 59,150 |
| Malaysia | 290 | 1:101,704 | 6,962 |
| South Africa | 254 | 1:213,298 | 22,519 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Mauritius | 77 | 1:16,798 | 3,561 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Oman | 47 | 1:78,467 | 2,961 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Ponnan (2,436) may also be a first name.
Ponnan Demographics
Ponnan Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
Ponnan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponnan in the Hindi language | ||
| पोन्नान | ponnana | - |
| Ponnan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁନାନ | punana | - |
| Ponnan in the Marathi language | ||
| पोान | poana | 61.54 |
| पोननं | ponanam | 30.77 |
| णन | nana | 7.69 |
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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
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- 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 Ponnan
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