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PONNACHAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,040th

Most common surname in India

364

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Ponnachan is mainly used by Christians in Kerala, India, especially Syrian Christians, also called Saint Thomas Christians. The religion associated with PONNACHAN surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is malayalam.
This community believes it all started with the missionary work of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. Within the Syrian Christian community, this surname is more common among the Knanaya Christians, a group that only marries within itself. They say they are descended from Jewish-Christian migrants from Mesopotamia in the 4th century. These smaller groups have their own distinct cultural and social customs that set them apart from other Christians in Kerala.

The surname Ponnachen has several variations, including Ponnachen, Ponnachan, Ponnachan, Ponachen, Ponnachen, Ponnachan, Ponnanchan, Ponnan, and Ponnanchen.

State-wise distribution of people with PONNACHAN surname

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Karnataka state distribution for PONNACHAN surname

Karnataka

205

Kerala state distribution for PONNACHAN surname

Kerala

34

Delhi state distribution for PONNACHAN surname

Delhi

6

Maharashtra state distribution for PONNACHAN surname

Maharashtra

6

Tamil Nadu state distribution for PONNACHAN surname

Tamil Nadu

1

West Bengal state distribution for PONNACHAN surname

West Bengal

1

Category-wise distribution of people with PONNACHAN surname

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People with the surname PONNACHAN appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Food Distribution Records category for PONNACHAN surname

192 (76%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for PONNACHAN surname

53 (21%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for PONNACHAN surname

8 (3%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

PONNACHAN families worship BHAVANI and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The PONNACHAN surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PONNACHAN families belong to multiple gotras including AANAPALA, DANOLI, KASHYAP, PONNACHAN DOES NOT MATCH ANY OF THE PROVIDED GOTRAS., RAGHUKULA.

Karnataka has the highest concentration of the PONNACHAN surname with 205 records (81.0%).

The PONNACHAN surname is written in MALAYALAM script.

PONNACHAN is ranked #13040 in India with approximately 364 people bearing this surname.

The PONNACHAN surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Karnataka (81.0%), Kerala (13.4%), Delhi (2.4%).

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