Poongavanam Surname
Approximately 530 people bear this surname
Poongavanam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 197 | 1:149,717 | 9,362 |
| India | 134 | 1:5,724,369 | 136,722 |
| South Africa | 119 | 1:455,275 | 38,276 |
| Mauritius | 51 | 1:25,361 | 5,224 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Poongavanam (1,193) may also be a first name.
Poongavanam Demographics
Average Poongavanam Salary in
United States
$22,196 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poongavanam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poongavanam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poongavanam (Marathi: पुंगावनम) is most common in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poongavanam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 589,215th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Poongavanam live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poongavanam is also the 229,461st most widespread forename in the world, held by 1,193 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 149,717. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 46 percent are found, Perak, where 14 percent are found and Kedah, where 12 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 22 percent are found.
Poongavanam Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Poongavanam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning R 216,924 per year and in United States they earn 48.56% less than the national average, earning $22,196 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poonggavanam | 96 | 2 | / |
| Ppoongavanam | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pongavanam | 95 | 15 | / |
| Poogavanam | 95 | 3 | / |
| Poongavanan | 91 | 10 | / |
| Poongawanam | 91 | 9 | / |
| Poomgavanam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pooneavanam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponggavanam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ponngavanam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Poungavaname | 87 | 4 | / |
| Pungavanam | 86 | 117 | / |
| Pangavanam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poongavanon | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pungavasnam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pumgavanam | 76 | 3 | / |
| Pangawanam | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pongavanon | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pomggawanam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Poungavanon | 73 | 2 | / |
Poongavanam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poongavanam in the Marathi language | ||
| पुंगावनम | pungavanama | - |
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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 Poongavanam
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