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 surname Ponu (Hindi: पोनू, Marathi: पोनु) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponu is the 760,012th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Ponu reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 442,958th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 383 people.

Ponu is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 681,697. In Indonesia Ponu is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 36 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 27 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

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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