Ponrajah Surname
Approximately 586 people bear this surname
Ponrajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ponrajah (16) may also be a first name.
Ponrajah Demographics
Average Ponrajah Salary in
United States
$117,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ponrajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponrajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ponrajah is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponrajah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 546,286th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Ponrajah are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Ponrajah Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Ponrajah earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning $59,266 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponraja | 93 | 13 | / |
| Ponrajha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Punrajah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ponraj | 86 | 1,287 | / |
| Pounraj | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ponrasa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ponnraj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ponraha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poonraj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Panraja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phonraj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ponraju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phonraya | 75 | 17 | / |
| Panraj | 71 | 22 | / |
| Phonracha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Punraj | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ponrai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phonrai | 67 | 207 | / |
| Panraju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pomraju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paunraj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panraya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ponruha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponriya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panroja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panraji | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ponrajah
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