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 found most in Malaysia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poongan? popularity and diffusion
Poongan is the 1,465,390th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Poongan live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poongan is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
Poongan is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 252,087. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Perak, where 34 percent reside, Penang, where 24 percent reside and Selangor, where 22 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
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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