Ponnani Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ponnani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
India911:8,429,290174,159
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman41:921,9937,313
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ponnani (45) may also be a first name.

Ponnani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponnani (Marathi: नानी) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ponnani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 510,276th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ponnani live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Ponnani is also the 1,504,468th most common first name worldwide It is held by 45 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 64,687. Barring Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponnani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnani in the Marathi language
नानीnani66.67
पुानीpuani33.33

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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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  • 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 Ponnani
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