Poontah Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Poontah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 53 | 1:24,404 | 5,090 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Poontah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poontah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poontah occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poontah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poontah is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Poontah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Poontah live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.
This surname is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 24,404. In Mauritius it is most frequent in: Savanne District, where 94 percent are found, Grand Port District, where 2 percent are found and Moka District, where 2 percent are found. Not including Mauritius Poontah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Poontah
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