Poonan Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Poonan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poonan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Fiji41:223,5982,635
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Poonan (122) may also be a first name.

Poonan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poonan (Oriya: ପୁନନ୍) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poonan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poonan is the 853,416th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Poonan live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 122 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 240,790. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Poonan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poonan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Poonan surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poonan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Poonan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.12% more than the national average, earning R 447,048 per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poongan92145/
Poonnan922/
Poonhan921/
Ponan91275/
Poonam836,221/
Ponnan831,583/
Pongan831,244/
Ponhan83319/
Poonon83189/
Pognan8380/
Ponang8375/
Pohnan8372/
Ponant8337/
Ponane8334/
Poinan8330/
Ponaun8328/
Phonan8318/
Posnan8316/
Pounan8311/
Poynan837/
Potnan831/
Ponann831/
Puonan831/
Phonhan775,707/
Pognant77509/
Pongnan77163/
Poingan77155/
Phonnan77130/
Photnan77122/
Ponasen7739/
Poonnam7734/
Pomnean7727/
Phosnan7717/
Phonain7717/
Ponatin7710/
Poinang778/
Pongain778/
Ponnann777/
Poonoon777/
Ponaten776/
Phongan775/
Pounang774/
Ponahan774/
Poignan774/
Pognand774/
Potnaan771/
Ponhane771/
Poomnam771/
Phonaan771/
Pognane771/
Ponasin771/
Ponaung771/
Pounhan771/
Phoonam771/
Phoonon771/
Phomnan771/
Poonaim771/
Pooneam771/
Poonong771/
Pongaun771/
Panan731,763/
Punan73482/
Ponon73404/
Ponam73277/
Poñan7322/
Poñon731/
Poignant712,519/
Photnang71491/
Poignand71259/
Pougnand7187/
Phonahan7180/
Phonasin7137/
Pougnant7124/
Phonngan7110/
Poonaisingh716/
Phongnan715/
Phongain715/
Ponachen712/
Pongnane712/
Pognatnt711/
Pongahan711/
Poujnant711/
Phoonong711/
Phonhang711/
Phomnain711/
Poongnam711/
Poonnoon711/
Pongnant711/
Ponnam6714,964/
Pagnan672,088/
Pognon671,719/
Phanan67465/
Ppanan67462/
Pannan67431/
Panand67361/
Pungan67354/
Paunan67325/
Phonon67303/
Pongon67296/
Panang67272/
Paanan67250/
Punnan67227/
Panaun67179/
Ponnachen67106/
Panane6789/
Panaan6789/
Ponong6788/
Punane6781/
Photnasin6773/
Pasnan6771/
Punang6765/
Panoon6765/
Phonam6752/
Patnan6747/
Pohnán6737/
Putnan6734/
Pohnanová6730/
Pananh6727/
Panain6724/
Ponnon6717/
Punoon6715/
Ponhon6714/
Punant6712/
Panant6711/
Poinon679/
Pahnan678/
Potnam675/
Punain675/
Puonon675/
Phuonganh674/
Posnam674/
Pohnanova674/
Poneam674/
Pomhan673/
Pomnam672/
Punhan672/
Ponein672/
Pounam672/
Pognam672/
Poinam671/
Ponaam671/
Ponasingh671/
Ponham671/
Poynon671/
Panayn671/
Punean671/
Photnahan671/
Pohnon671/
Pugnan671/
Puhnan671/
Puynan671/
Posnon671/
Poonom671/
Phoomneam671/
Poinanova671/
Ponoon671/
Pomnon671/
Ponaim671/
Ponaum671/
Punaun671/
Pfanan670/

Poonan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poonan in the Oriya language
ପୁନନ୍punan-

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