Ponawan Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Ponawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
Ponawan (29) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pongawan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Phonnawan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Panawan | 86 | 202 | / |
| Punawan | 86 | 31 | / |
| Ponowan | 86 | 16 | / |
| Penawan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phongauwan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phoonawang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phanawan | 80 | 306 | / |
| Pannawan | 80 | 32 | / |
| Phunawan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ponabain | 80 | 6 | / |
| Phonawon | 80 | 4 | / |
| Punnawan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pagnawan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Punawane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pongavan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panaswain | 75 | 49 | / |
| Phannawan | 75 | 16 | / |
| Pangawain | 75 | 12 | / |
| Phenhawan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phunawang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phonawong | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ponhawong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Panawon | 71 | 236 | / |
| Phonhawong | 71 | 56 | / |
| Poignavant | 71 | 55 | / |
| Penawon | 71 | 21 | / |
| Panavan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Punavan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Panowan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phongavanh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Panaban | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phatnawasin | 67 | 32 | / |
| Panavane | 67 | 23 | / |
| Phanawon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pungavan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panavand | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puinaban | 67 | 4 | / |
| Punavant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Panabhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paneewan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punavane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punavain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pasnavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panavant | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ponawan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis