Poonsammy Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Poonsammy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poonsammy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Guyana61:127,0377,965
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Poonsammy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poonsammy is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poonsammy.

How Common Is The Last Name Poonsammy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. Poonsammy is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Poonsammy live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Poonsammy is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Poonsammy is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 83 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 37 percent reside and Guyana, where 6 percent reside.

Poonsammy Last Name Statistics demography

Poonsammy earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 104.81% more than the national average, earning R 486,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poonsamy94785/
Ponsammy945/
Ponsamy8884/
Punsammy8277/
Pounsamy829/
Poonsami826/
Ponnsamy825/
Poinsamy822/
Poonsamj821/
Pounnsamy7810/
Poonsamer786/
Ponsami7527/
Punsamy7521/
Phounsamay741/
Pansamuy711/
Pansamay711/
Punnsamy711/
Phonsame711/
Ponnsami711/
Phansamay671/

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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 Poonsammy
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