Poonawala Surname
Approximately 2,192 people bear this surname
Poonawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 957 | 1:801,531 | 35,953 |
| United Arab Emirates | 347 | 1:26,404 | 2,956 |
| United States | 254 | 1:1,427,004 | 98,129 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Pakistan | 84 | 1:2,126,713 | 19,920 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Poonawala Demographics
Average Poonawala Salary in
United States
$61,730 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poonawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poonawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poonawala (Hindi: पूनावाला) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poonawala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 192,132nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,324,610 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Poonawala reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
Poonawala is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 801,531. In India Poonawala is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent live, Gujarat, where 5 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Poonawala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Poonawala surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Poonawala earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.06% more than the national average, earning $61,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $55,159 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poonawalla | 95 | 283 | / |
| Poonaewala | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ponawala | 94 | 5 | / |
| Poonavala | 89 | 1,270 | / |
| Poonawale | 89 | 1 | / |
| Poonawalli | 84 | 3 | / |
| Poonewalla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Panawala | 82 | 1,178 | / |
| Punawala | 82 | 65 | / |
| Panawalla | 78 | 17 | / |
| Ponnabala | 78 | 7 | / |
| Poonevala | 78 | 7 | / |
| Ponnavala | 78 | 4 | / |
| Panawalah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Panawalia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pannawala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Panawalay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Punawalla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pasnawala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Panawallah | 74 | 5 | / |
| Ponnavalla | 74 | 3 | / |
| Punavala | 71 | 300 | / |
| Panavala | 71 | 37 | / |
| Punabala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Panabala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Panawale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Panewala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Panawali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poonnavaali | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pannawali | 67 | 24 | / |
| Panasvala | 67 | 12 | / |
| Patnavala | 67 | 11 | / |
| Punnavala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Panavalay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panavalai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panavalas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Punavalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Panavalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Panavalah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panavalad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panawoola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panavalat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pannavala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panavalya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panaiwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponnavola | 67 | 1 | / |
Poonawala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poonawala in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनावाला | punavala | - |
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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
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- 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 Poonawala
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