Ponang Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Ponang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ponang (188) may also be a first name.
Ponang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponang is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponang is the 2,185,341st most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Ponang is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Ponang are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ponang is also the 663,277th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 188 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Ponang is primarily found in: East Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Ponang
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