Ponweera Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Ponweera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Qatar721:32,7503,419
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ponweera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponweera is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponweera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,000th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ponweera live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Excluding Sri Lanka Ponweera is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ponweera Last Name Statistics demography

Ponweera earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning $22,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponwera931/
Ponera8613,884/
Poneer861/
Boonweera823/
Poniwiera821/
Panaweera821/
Poyneer80117/
Pioneer8057/
Ponyera8011/
Pohneer808/
Ponerai806/
Poneira803/
Poneeri803/
Panweer802/
Poneria801/
Poineer801/
Ponhwer801/
Ponwray800/
Poniewiera78306/
Poner77153/
Ponra7733/
Pioneira754/
Ponneeri753/
Binweera752/
Pooneear752/
Ponwaree752/
Ponneery751/
Peneyera751/
Poneyeri751/
Paowneer751/
Payoneer751/
Poioneer750/
Poyner713,876/
Pinera712,045/
Bonera711,651/
Penera711,371/
Powner71787/
Panera71728/
Peñera71612/
Pioner71610/
Paoner71322/
Pohner71320/
Punera71231/
Paneer71207/
Pineer71171/
Poiner71162/
Ponura71146/
Panwer7168/
Ponira7157/
Pooner7154/
Ponner7152/
Pynera7148/
Ponara7145/
Ponwar7127/
Poniewira7119/
Poneri7113/
Poneru7112/
Ponrah7112/
Ponneeroo7111/
Ponora7111/
Ponero7110/
Ponyer717/
bin Weera716/
Ponere715/
Punwer715/
Poener715/
Binyweera714/
Ponher713/
Pouner712/
Boneer712/
Ponery712/
Poonwirat711/
Ponoer711/
Poonra711/
Puneer711/
Penwer711/
Binhweera711/
Poonwaree711/
Ponrai711/
Peneer710/
Peneyra671,341/
Panuera671,047/
Ponirah671,040/
Panhwer67894/
Panerai67894/
Panneer67729/
Ponneri67442/
Pineira67292/
Poehner67240/
Piyonra67155/
Boneray67135/
Pianera67126/
Peniera67117/
Paneero67108/
Piniera67106/
Pionyer67103/
Peneira67101/
Panhera6787/
Ponneru6769/
Pineyra6757/
Pombera6754/
Paneray6752/
Boneira6742/
Ponhear6742/
Pinerua6741/
Paneeru6735/
Paneira6731/
Pennera6730/
Paneria6730/
Puneria6722/
Panwher6721/
Binwera6719/
Ponnara6718/
Pahnwer6718/
Ponherr6714/
Pionero6713/
Ponauer6712/
Pinwira6711/
Pionner6710/
Poneroy678/
Ponnura677/
Bonerah677/
Banweer676/
Pionora676/
Banwera676/
Puneira676/
Panvera675/
Poinwar675/
Pannera675/
Ponnery675/
Panaera675/
Penerai675/
Panwara674/
Punhwer674/
Peneeru673/
Ponurra673/
Pooneri673/
Panerah673/
Paneura673/
Peñerua673/
Pa-Oner673/
Penerya673/
Bioneer673/
Pinhera672/
Pinnera672/
Ponewar672/
Poinara672/
Paniera672/
Panwaer672/
Penwwer672/
Ponbero671/
Poenher671/
Poenwar671/
Poneroo671/
Ponneur671/
Ponyora671/
Puneeri671/
Punnera671/
Poyaner671/
Poynyer671/
Penuera671/
Peohner671/
Penawer671/
Pineara671/
Pineeru671/
Paineer671/
Panwear671/
Bonnera671/
Baneera671/
Pinneer671/
Panoera671/
Panheer671/
Panower671/
Pajnera671/
Painera671/
Paneyra671/
Pienera671/
Peanera671/
Peneria671/
Penhwer671/
Pionara671/
Pineria671/
Poinero671/
Ponaray671/
Ponerio671/
Ponerou671/
Ponreai671/
Ponriya671/
Poniewiara671/
Poniewiero671/
Ponirea671/
Pouanra671/
Boniera671/
Bonaera671/
Bonuera671/
Bonwara671/
Bounera671/
Peñeira671/
Peñuera671/
Pionura671/
Poynara671/
Poonwiriya671/
Pohnner671/
Ponware671/
Ponyery671/
Bneeray671/
Penwara670/
Peneyer670/
Ponoyer670/
Ponuray670/
Peonria670/
Bouneer670/
Poinear670/
Payneer670/

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