Ponnia Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ponnia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ponnia (14) may also be a first name.

Ponnia Last Name Facts

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

Ponnia is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Ponnia are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Perak, where 57 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent live and Penang, where 14 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponniah925,340/
Ponnias923/
Ponniha922/
Ponnija921/
Ponia91563/
Pooynnia8661/
Ponnaiya8659/
Ponneiya861/
Ponnieah861/
Ponnijah861/
Poonniah861/
Poonia833,304/
Poniah83358/
Pannia83312/
Poniat8384/
Pounia8373/
Punnia8355/
Pongia8352/
Ponias8325/
Ponija8315/
Pomnia839/
Pongna839/
Ponnya834/
Ponnio832/
Poinia831/
Potnia831/
Ponjia831/
Ponnaiyah8017/
Ponnaaiah801/
Pongnai7782/
Phongna7763/
Pooniad7760/
Pongnoi7737/
Poungia776/
Panniah775/
Punniah774/
Phonias774/
Pannias772/
Pongiah772/
Pongnad772/
Ponneah771/
Phoniah771/
Pangnia771/
Posnija771/
Pongiau771/
Ponioha771/
Pounias771/
Ponaiya771/
Pongnat771/
Punia734,838/
Ponio732,948/
Pania731,692/
Ponea73850/
Ponya73735/
Penia73713/
Pogna73119/
Ponja7385/
Ponha7334/
Pénia731/
Phongnoi71205/
Phongnat71173/
Ponnayya7131/
Poungnoi7117/
Punnaiya714/
Ponaiyah714/
Ponnaiyo711/
Punnayia711/
Photniap711/
Punnieah711/
Ponia'au711/
Phoniayt711/
Phonngio711/
Ponnyath711/
Poonja671,035/
Pangia67730/
Ponijo67470/
Phonha67365/
Panjia67310/
Panias67163/
Paniat67136/
Pagnia6782/
Paniah6770/
Phonya6766/
Pungia6763/
Poneha6757/
Poenya6754/
Patnia6751/
Poneea6747/
Poinha6737/
Phania6736/
Pognat6736/
Poneau6736/
Puniah6731/
Paunia6725/
Poonya6722/
Ponjio6721/
Ponjai6717/
Paniap6714/
Penija6712/
Pangna6712/
Punjia6710/
Pannya6710/
Putnia6710/
Ponyah679/
Punias679/
Pongea679/
Pannio675/
Phoungnoi675/
Pannha674/
Panija674/
Pognay674/
Pahnia673/
Pponnayya673/
Paniaz673/
Ponios673/
Paniad673/
Pannja672/
Phenia672/
Pannea672/
Pungna672/
Pognas672/
Paniay672/
Pohnja671/
Ponneo671/
Puniat671/
Punnea671/
Punnya671/
Penhia671/
Pounja671/
Penjia671/
Poinio671/
Pognoi671/
Ponyaa671/
Poniatowa671/
Pougna671/
Pounya671/
Phonja671/
Ponhai671/
Ponjad671/
Puniad671/
Ponyea670/

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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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  • 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 Ponnia
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