Ponnayan Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ponnayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ponnayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponnayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ponnayan (Marathi: पोायन) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ponnayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ponnayan is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ponnayan reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 38 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 19 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India Ponnayan occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Angola, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponayan | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ponnaian | 88 | 45 | / |
| Posnayan | 88 | 17 | / |
| Pongayan | 88 | 11 | / |
| Ponniyan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pannayan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Punnayan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ponnayam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pannayang | 82 | 3 | / |
| Panngayan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Punayan | 80 | 221 | / |
| Panayan | 80 | 144 | / |
| Poniyan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Penayan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ponoyan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ponaian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phannayang | 78 | 59 | / |
| Pangayan | 75 | 132 | / |
| Pungayan | 75 | 47 | / |
| Panhayan | 75 | 24 | / |
| Panniyan | 75 | 12 | / |
| Pooniyan | 75 | 10 | / |
| Panauyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Panayamn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phunayan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Punayhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patnayan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Photnayon | 71 | 35 | / |
| Poonnayom | 71 | 11 | / |
| Phatnayan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phunayang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pannayong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phomnajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pahanayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panayn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponijan | 67 | 692 | / |
| Puniyan | 67 | 666 | / |
| Panoyan | 67 | 537 | / |
| Paniyan | 67 | 114 | / |
| Pannain | 67 | 90 | / |
| Panayam | 67 | 70 | / |
| Panayon | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pomnean | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pannayoung | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pongean | 67 | 14 | / |
| Panajan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Panaian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panahyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pannaen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ponayom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paneyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ponoyanova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Punnayoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pannean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penaian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panayng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panuyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panaain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punoyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponejan | 67 | 1 | / |
Ponnayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponnayan in the Marathi language | ||
| पोायन | poayana | - |
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Footnotes
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