Poonwasi Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Poonwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Poonwasi Demographics
Average Poonwasi Salary in
United States
$68,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poonwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poonwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poonwasi (Hindi: पूनवासी) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Poonwasi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poonwasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Poonwasi is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Poonwasi live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Poonwasi Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Poonwasi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.88% less than the national average, earning R 130,980 per year and in United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poonwasie | 94 | 55 | / |
| Poonwassie | 89 | 177 | / |
| Ponwasie | 88 | 6 | / |
| Poonwasee | 82 | 26 | / |
| Poonbassi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Punwasi | 80 | 374 | / |
| Phunwasi | 75 | 54 | / |
| Punwasie | 75 | 42 | / |
| Punwassi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Ponwasee | 75 | 15 | / |
| Pomwashi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Punwassie | 71 | 16 | / |
| Punvasi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Punwase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pombosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poonwossee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panwasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punwasee | 63 | 22 | / |
| Punnvasi | 63 | 3 | / |
| Punvashi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Pomwasee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Panwasha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Punwashy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Punbassi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ponweiser | 59 | 358 | / |
| Punwassee | 59 | 1 | / |
| Panvazi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Panvase | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pambashi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phachenwotsi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pombazzi | 50 | 1 | / |
Poonwasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poonwasi in the Hindi language | ||
| पूनवासी | punavasi | - |
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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 Poonwasi
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