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

Ponnappan (Hindi: पोन्नप्पन, Marathi: पोापन) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnappan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 282,766th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ponnappan reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,573rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 5,593 people.

Ponnappan is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 911 people, or 1 in 842,004. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 78 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Kuwait, where 6 percent are found.

Ponnappan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ponnappan are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% 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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