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PONNAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

5,312^th

Most common surname in India

10,350

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The surname Ponnam is derived from the Tamil word "ponnam," which means "gold." The origin place or state associated with this surname is Tamil Nadu, India.The languages spoken by those with this surname are Tamil and English.Some famous or notable personalities associated with this surname are Ponnam Prabhakar, Ponnam Narasimha Reddy, and Ponnam Mallikarjuna Rao.

Description:

The surname Ponnam is commonly found in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India.People with this surname typically belong to the Telugu community.Common variations of this surname found in Wikipedia are Ponnam, Ponnnamm, and Ponnamma.This Surname has Dhamodhara Gotra.

State-wise distribution of people with PONNAM surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Tamil Nadu

5,559

Andhra Pradesh

1,629

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Telangana

Category-wise distribution of people with PONNAM surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname PONNAM 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.

5,986 (82%)

Voters List

1,264 (17%)

Food Distribution Records

40 (1%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

PONNAM is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: PUNUGOTHI.

Frequently Asked Questions

The PONNAM surname is found across multiple communities including Padmasali, Goud, Kamma, Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Gowda, Gowdar, Gowri, Goundi, Goundiya, Karnataka Padmasali, Telangana Padmasali, Padmashali communities.

The PONNAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PONNAM families belong to multiple gotras including DHAMODHARA, PULIYALLA, CHERUKUNULLA, PUNUGOTHI.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the PONNAM surname with 5,559 records (76.3%).

The PONNAM surname is written in TELUGU script.

PONNAM is ranked #5312 in India with approximately 10,350 people bearing this surname.

The PONNAM surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (76.3%), Andhra Pradesh (22.3%), Maharashtra (0.9%).

PONNAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

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State-wise distribution of people with PONNAM surname

Category-wise distribution of people with PONNAM surname

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