Ponak Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ponak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada941:391,97434,739
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Ponák (15) are calculated separately.

Ponak (81) may also be a first name.

Ponak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ponak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ponak (Russian: Понак) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Ponák. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 985,740th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ponak are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ponak is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 81 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 391,974. In Canada it is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 71 percent are found, Alberta, where 18 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Ponak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ponak last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ponak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponák9315/
Pomnak91173/
Ponack9132/
Phonak9123/
Ponask9113/
Ponnak9110/
Poonak915/
Ponake913/
Phonnak831,095/
Photnak83610/
Posnaik8327/
Poonnak8321/
Phoonak834/
Poenack833/
Potnaik832/
Ponnack831/
Phoinak831/
Phoneak831/
Phomnak831/
Poomnak831/
Poinack830/
Panak801,959/
Punak80241/
Penak80230/
Ponok80130/
Ponac8018/
Ponag803/
Phongnak771,241/
Poungnak7712/
Ponakova775/
Phoonakh775/
Potnaike771/
Phoomnak771/
Phoonnak771/
Pongnakh771/
Puongnak771/
Pannak732,759/
Phanak732,053/
Phunak73474/
Phonok73330/
Pasnak73318/
Panake73291/
Panakh73160/
Paneak7371/
Penack7370/
Panaik7369/
Pohnac7368/
Pönack7347/
Penđak7339/
Pangak7323/
Poynok7319/
Punake7312/
Ponock7311/
Punaks7310/
Poinok739/
Pungak737/
Panack736/
Punnak736/
Pumnak736/
Punaik734/
Puhnak734/
Pongag734/
Paenak733/
Posnac733/
Poonok733/
Pohnok733/
Ponnok733/
Puonok732/
Panhak732/
Penhak732/
Peneak732/
Pongok732/
Ponaug731/
Ponnaq731/
Panajk731/
Panauk731/
Phenak731/
Pojnac731/
Pognac731/
Puinak731/
Pomnok731/
Ponoke731/
Ponokh731/
Punhak731/
Phoungnak716/
Ponakhova714/
Photnok672,571/
Phannak67719/
Phunnak67607/
Phoinok67241/
Phutnak67196/
Phaenak6772/
Phonnok6737/
Ponnock6734/
Pannack6726/
Phennak6715/
Pahanak6715/
Pattnak6711/
Phoynok6711/
Phongok6710/
Pehnack678/
Phomnok677/
Panakhe676/
Pohynok675/
Paunack673/
Pungnak672/
Phoonok672/
Poungok672/
Poongok672/
Poonnok672/
Poomnok672/
Pannakh671/
Ponnagh671/
Punakhe671/
Pungahk671/
Punnack671/
Putnaik671/
Panhake671/
Paunake671/
Panahak671/
Paneakh671/
Poeynok671/
Ponhhac671/
Paannak671/
Paneake670/

Ponak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponak in the Russian language
Понакponak-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponak
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