Poonith Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Poonith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poonith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius3191:4,055786
Trinidad and Tobago271:50,5184,407
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Poonith (49) may also be a first name.

Poonith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poonith is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poonith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 783,439th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Poonith live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Poonith is also the 1,430,306th most common first name in the world, held by 49 people.

It is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 4,055. In Mauritius it is most numerous in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 75 percent reside, Plaines Wilhems District, where 24 percent reside and Flacq District, where 0 percent reside. Other than Mauritius it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 7 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Poonith Last Name Statistics demography

Poonith earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poonit9278/
Poonyth86311/
Ponnith861/
Ponit8389/
Pooneeth8050/
Phounith801/
Phoonait801/
Poništ77264/
Ponist77150/
Punith7785/
Panith7719/
Pounit7710/
Poonet777/
Ponite774/
Pognit773/
Pojnit771/
Pomnit771/
Poneth771/
Ponitt770/
Ponneth71321/
Phanith71122/
Ponnitt718/
Phonnit718/
Phomnit717/
Phoneth714/
Phoonet712/
Pongnit711/
Punnith711/
Peunith711/
Panisth711/
Pusnith711/
Poneeth711/
Phongit711/
Poonied711/
Poonyot711/
Ponitte710/
Panit672,891/
Punit671,170/
Ponet67875/
Phongnit6749/
Ponid672/
Pongneth671/
Ponht671/
Phonethe671/
Ponnyoth671/
Ponneitz671/
Ponneath671/

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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 Poonith
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