Ponnusamy Surname

72,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Ponnusamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponnusamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9341:396,62121,039
Malaysia1,8381:16,0471,584
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates3481:26,3282,946
South Africa3291:164,67418,420
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
England1141:488,75531,416
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Australia561:482,06636,890
Canada371:995,82774,831
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Mauritius71:184,7748,416
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Oman51:737,5946,889
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ponnusamy (1,467) may also be a first name.

Ponnusamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponnusamy (Marathi: पोनुसमय) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponnusamy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,718th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,075,335 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Ponnusamy reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 203,350th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 1,467 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,934 people, or 1 in 396,621. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 69 percent are found, Karnataka, where 8 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India Ponnusamy occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 27 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent are found.

Ponnusamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ponnusamy are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ponnusamy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.6% less than the national average, earning 274,779 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning R 216,432 per year; in United States they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning $55,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $53,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponnusamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponnusamy in the Marathi language
पोनुसमयponusamaya50
पोनुसामीponusami50

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Footnotes

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