Ponnayya Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Ponnayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ponnayya (213) may also be a first name.

Ponnayya Last Name Facts

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

Ponnayya is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnayya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponnayya is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Ponnayya are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ponnayya is also the 619,385th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 213 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 65 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 24 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 39 percent reside and Jordan, where 3 percent reside.

Ponnayya Last Name Statistics demography

Ponnayya earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ponayya9321/
Punnayya8871/
Ponnaiya8859/
Pannayya884/
Ponnya864/
Ponnaiyah8217/
Punayya8021/
Ponaiya801/
Panayya801/
Ponya77735/
Ponaiyah754/
Punnaiya754/
Poonayao751/
Punnayia751/
Ponneiya751/
Ponnaiyo751/
Pongayao751/
Ponnyath751/
Phonya7166/
Poenya7154/
Poonya7122/
Pannya7110/
Ponyah719/
Pongna719/
Ponnia718/
Pognay714/
Ponyoy714/
Pounya711/
Phoonayao711/
Ponnaaiah711/
Punnya711/
Ponyaa711/
Ponniah675,340/
Pongnai6782/
Phongna6763/
Ponyash6710/
Panaiya679/
Panayia677/
Punaiya675/
Pongnoy674/
Ponnias673/
Pongnad672/
Ponniha672/
Poonyat671/
Ponnija671/
Poignay671/
Poinaoy671/
Pongaoy671/
Punnjya671/
Ponneah671/
Pongnat671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ponnayya
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