Sponniah Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sponniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sponniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sponniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sponniah occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sponniah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sponniah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sponniah live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spongia | 80 | 67 | / |
| Sponias | 80 | 5 | / |
| Spounia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spounias | 75 | 49 | / |
| Spania | 71 | 383 | / |
| Spenia | 71 | 36 | / |
| Sponja | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sponya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spanias | 67 | 196 | / |
| Shponya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spangna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sputnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spanihost | 59 | 1 | / |
| Spagna | 57 | 3,258 | / |
| Spanio | 57 | 506 | / |
| Spanja | 57 | 54 | / |
| Šponja | 57 | 41 | / |
| Spanha | 57 | 35 | / |
| Spanea | 57 | 32 | / |
| Spugna | 57 | 17 | / |
| Spanya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Spunya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sponyoe | 53 | 13 | / |
| Spanios | 53 | 10 | / |
| Shpunya | 53 | 4 | / |
| Shpanya | 53 | 2 | / |
| Shpenya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shpanhei | 50 | 2 | / |
| Spuoneos | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Sponniah
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