Ponalo Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Ponalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ponalo (364) may also be a first name.
Ponalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponalo is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponalo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Ponalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ponalo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ponalo is also the 456,229th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 364 people.
The last name Ponalo is most widely held in Botswana, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Not including Botswana it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poinalo | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ponahlo | 92 | 9 | / |
| Pongalo | 92 | 7 | / |
| Phonalo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ponaulo | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pongallo | 86 | 46 | / |
| Ponaylos | 86 | 10 | / |
| Penalo | 83 | 561 | / |
| Ponala | 83 | 458 | / |
| Ponelo | 83 | 280 | / |
| Ponolo | 83 | 37 | / |
| Punalo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Panalo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ponasello | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ponnala | 77 | 4,782 | / |
| Pongolo | 77 | 974 | / |
| Pangalo | 77 | 738 | / |
| Panahlo | 77 | 608 | / |
| Pongala | 77 | 88 | / |
| Panaloy | 77 | 67 | / |
| Pannalo | 77 | 51 | / |
| Ponalla | 77 | 24 | / |
| Potnala | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ponáhlo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Poinala | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ponaala | 77 | 7 | / |
| Penalio | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pungalo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Panalot | 77 | 4 | / |
| Posnala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Penallo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Penalho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponaila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poonala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Panaloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phonolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phonelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Punalop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phanalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pangallo | 71 | 2,700 | / |
| Phongolo | 71 | 297 | / |
| Pongnala | 71 | 244 | / |
| Photnala | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ponnaala | 71 | 34 | / |
| Pangalou | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ponnalla | 71 | 20 | / |
| Phonalia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Pongalla | 71 | 9 | / |
| Panahloo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Panaglio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potnaala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pongolio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponnaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponnatla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poonaala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phangalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phonnala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pangaloi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panhaloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pangailo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phungalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poonnala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panelo | 67 | 5,920 | / |
| Ponela | 67 | 3,155 | / |
| Panala | 67 | 295 | / |
| Penala | 67 | 189 | / |
| Penelo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Punala | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ponola | 67 | 16 | / |
| Punolo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Penolo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Panolo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pañelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Penaló | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pañalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pongaliah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponhoulou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ponalo
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