Poonja Surname
Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname
Poonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 660 | 1:1,162,220 | 47,065 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Poonja (126) may also be a first name.
Poonja Demographics
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Poonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poonja (Hindi: पूंजा) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poonja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 352,108th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,041,107 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Poonja are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most widespread forename in the world, borne by 126 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 660 people, or 1 in 1,162,220. In India it is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 74 percent live, Maharashtra, where 11 percent live and Karnataka, where 6 percent live. Barring India Poonja exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Poonja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Poonja surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Poonja earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.19% less than the national average, earning R 13,800 per year; in United States they earn 38.27% more than the national average, earning $59,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.24% more than the national average, earning $69,674 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poonja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poonja in the Hindi language | ||
| पूंजा | punja | 99.66 |
| पून्जा | punja | 0.34 |
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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 Poonja
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