Ponuthurai Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ponuthurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ponuthurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponuthurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponuthurai is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponuthurai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Ponuthurai reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kuala Lumpur, where 40 percent are found, Negeri Sembilan, where 20 percent are found and Perak, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponnuthurai | 95 | 1,691 | / |
| Poonnuthurai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuthaurai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponneuthurai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuthuri | 90 | 7 | / |
| Ponnuthura | 90 | 2 | / |
| Punuthurai | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuturai | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuththurai | 87 | 3 | / |
| Punnuthurai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ponnothurai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ponnuthuray | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponnutgurai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuthorai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponuththuri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuthuraj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponnuturi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ponguturi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Penuturi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Panguturi | 74 | 13 | / |
| Punguturi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ponotore | 56 | 1 | / |
| Punutore | 56 | 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 Ponuthurai
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