Poonen Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Poonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Poonen Last Name Facts

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

Poonen has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poonen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Poonen reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 185,540. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 68 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Poonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poonen last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poonen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.14% more than the national average, earning R 684,720 per year and in United States they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $56,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poonnen9211/
Ponen91429/
Poinen83720/
Ponnen83403/
Poonem83324/
Poonin83191/
Poneng83147/
Ponaen839/
Phonen835/
Ponent835/
Ponien835/
Pognen831/
Puonen831/
Poynen831/
Pounen831/
Phonnen7760/
Poonnim774/
Poomnin772/
Poonnin772/
Phonien771/
Poonyna771/
Phoonin771/
Ponin731,725/
Panen73835/
Ponem7392/
Punen7337/
Ponyn738/
Phoonnin711/
Phoonnim711/
Paneng671,269/
Pannen67790/
Poning67622/
Punnen67367/
Phonin67339/
Ponina67202/
Panien67175/
Poinin67166/
Pomnin67123/
Phunen67101/
Pagnen6773/
Ponnem6764/
Pongin6762/
Ponyon6757/
Potnin6745/
Paanen6743/
Puynen6736/
Poinem6729/
Poynin6729/
Ponnin6716/
Ponyna6710/
Ponion677/
Poonim677/
Phonem674/
Punaen674/
Paneen673/
Ponind673/
Paunen672/
Posnin672/
Potnyn672/
Ponnim671/
Panenc671/
Paneun671/
Pohnin671/
Punien671/
Poïnin671/
Pounin671/
Pounem671/
Phanen671/
Puinen671/
Panđen671/
Posnem671/
Panuen671/
Putnen671/

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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 Poonen
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