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 more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponnia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 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. Ponnia is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Perak, where 57 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent live and Penang, where 14 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live.
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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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