Ponthai Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Ponthai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
Ponthai (12) may also be a first name.
Ponthai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponthai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponthai (Marathi: पोनठाई) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponthai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ponthai reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Ponthai is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,207,448. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Songkhla Province, where 34 percent reside, Bangkok, where 31 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 22 percent reside. Beside Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 46 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponthai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponthai in the Marathi language | ||
| पोनठाई | ponatha'i | - |
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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 Ponthai
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