Ponnarasi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Ponnarasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnarasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ponnarasi (115) may also be a first name.

Ponnarasi Last Name Facts

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

Ponnarasi (Marathi: पोनारसी) is found most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnarasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ponnarasi is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Ponnarasi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Ponnarasi live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ponnarasi is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 115 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 75 percent live, Kerala, where 13 percent live and Maharashtra, where 13 percent live. Barring India Ponnarasi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponnarasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnarasi in the Marathi language
पोनारसीponarasi50
पोनारासीponarasi25
पोारसीpoarasi25

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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 Ponnarasi
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