Poongan Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Poongan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 117 | 1:252,087 | 14,235 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Poongan (15) may also be a first name.
Poongan Demographics
Average Poongan Salary in
South Africa
R 305,832
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Poongan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poongan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poongan (Marathi: पुंगन) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poongan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,465,390th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Poongan is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Poongan are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 252,087. In Malaysia Poongan is most prevalent in: Perak, where 34 percent live, Penang, where 24 percent live and Selangor, where 22 percent live. Beside Malaysia Poongan exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Poongan Last Name Statistics demography
Poongan earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.7% more than the national average, earning R 305,832 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poongan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poongan in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंगन | pungana | - |
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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 Poongan
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