Poongavanam Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Poongavanam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poongavanam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1971:149,7179,362
India1341:5,724,369136,722
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Mauritius511:25,3615,224
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Poongavanam (1,193) may also be a first name.

Poongavanam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poongavanam (Marathi: पुंगावनम) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poongavanam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 589,215th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 1,193 people.

The surname Poongavanam is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 149,717. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 46 percent live, Perak, where 14 percent live and Kedah, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

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

Poongavanam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poongavanam in the Marathi language
पुंगावनमpungavanama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poongavanam
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