Ponnaya Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Ponnaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ponnaya (27) may also be a first name.
Ponnaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponnaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponnaya (Russian: Понная) is found most in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ponnaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ponnaya is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Ponnaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Ponnaya reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Ponnaya is most frequent in: Negeri Sembilan, where 60 percent reside, Malacca, where 10 percent reside and Penang, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponnaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponnaya in the Russian language | ||
| Понная | ponnaa | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ponnaya
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