Ponnappan Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Ponnappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9111:842,00437,241
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kiribati41:28,352669
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ponnappan (5,593) may also be a first name.

Ponnappan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponnappan (Hindi: पोन्नप्पन, Marathi: पोापन) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnappan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 282,766th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,346,695 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ponnappan are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ponnappan is also the 89,573rd most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 5,593 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 911 people, or 1 in 842,004. In India Ponnappan is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 78 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India Ponnappan occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Kuwait, where 6 percent are found.

Ponnappan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ponnappan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ponnappan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.06% more than the national average, earning $67,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponnappan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnappan in the Hindi language
पोन्नप्पनponnappana-
Ponnappan in the Marathi language
पोापनpoapana61.54
पोनोपनponopana15.38
पापनpapana15.38
नापनnapana7.69

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