Ponnia Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ponnia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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 occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponnia is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Ponnia live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Perak, where 57 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent reside and Penang, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Ponnia
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