Ponu Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ponu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
India641:11,985,397216,293
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ponu (383) may also be a first name.

Ponu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponu (Hindi: पोनू, Marathi: पोनु) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponu is the 760,012th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. Ponu is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Ponu are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 442,958th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 383 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 681,697. In Indonesia Ponu is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 36 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 27 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Ponu Last Name Statistics demography

Ponu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.67% more than the national average, earning R 322,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponnu89787/
Ponou89637/
Pongu89292/
Ponau89139/
Pounu89114/
Ponhu8960/
Ponui8952/
Ponus8946/
Pomnu8929/
Poinu8925/
Potnu8920/
Poonu8912/
Ponuy8910/
Ponuh899/
Hponu896/
Poneu896/
Phonu894/
Pohnu892/
Poynu891/
Ponut891/
Pongou80149/
Pongnu80115/
Poenou8092/
Ponnou8082/
Pounou8068/
Ponnui8056/
Phonui8047/
Ponnau8046/
Pomnou8026/
Ponnus809/
Ponnuy808/
Phonou806/
Phonuy806/
Pomnut805/
Photnu804/
Poojnu803/
Poonus802/
Pongau802/
Ponnut802/
Poongu802/
Phomnu802/
Phonut802/
Poonnu801/
Potnui801/
Poynut801/
Posnau801/
Poenau801/
Poingu801/
Potnau801/
Ponusz801/
Ponuzs801/
Ponoup801/
Pounau801/
Phoonu801/
Pounus801/
Phonus801/
Poomnu801/
Poonut801/
Poonuy801/
Ponuch801/
Pomnuy801/
Poignu800/
Pohnus800/
Panu7549,236/
Penu753,861/
Punu751,732/
Ponó758/
Phongnu73436/
Poungou73334/
Photnut73154/
Phonnui7399/
Poinaud7339/
Pounaud7335/
Poonuch7329/
Phonnut7322/
Pongouh7310/
Poonuth738/
Photnui734/
Phomnui734/
Phoonut732/
Poonnus732/
Pongnut732/
Ponhous731/
Poumnou731/
Pounouh731/
Phongau731/
Pougnou731/
Phonuch731/
Poomnui731/
Poonaud731/
Poinaut730/
Pungu6711,417/
Pannu678,641/
Panou676,256/
Pangu672,720/
Panus671,886/
Panut671,722/
Panuś671,018/
Punuh67482/
Phongnut67407/
Panau67352/
Patnu67349/
Punnu67324/
Panui67263/
Punut67211/
Pougnaud67208/
Punau67195/
Paunu67176/
Phunu67159/
Penau67155/
Poynauth67121/
Penuh67112/
Punus6790/
Pónus6753/
Punud6744/
Panhu6742/
Panud6732/
Punhu6731/
Pongnuch6729/
Paanu6726/
Phanu6721/
Panuy6720/
Poigneux6718/
Panuh6714/
Paneu6714/
Puinu6710/
Pon'gouh6710/
Panup679/
Pfunu678/
Penhu677/
Panuu677/
Ponoo677/
Peneu676/
Peenu675/
Punui674/
Panțu674/
Ponoe673/
Pagnu672/
Panuz672/
Poonnuch672/
Punou671/
Putnu671/
Penui671/
Phenu671/
Pamnu671/
Panuj671/
Panuș671/
Pșanu671/
Pounouss671/
Poungnui671/
Pounnout671/
Phongnud671/
Poignaud670/
Poignaut670/

Ponu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponu in the Hindi language
पोनूponu76
पोनुponu24
Ponu in the Marathi language
पोनुponu64.52
पोनूponu32.26
पोणूponu3.23

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponu
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