Ponce Surname
Approximately 545,342 people bear this surname
Ponce Surname Definition:
Descendant of Ponce, Spanish and French form of Pontius (belonging to the sea; sailor; the fifth).
From the latin "pontius" - fifth one. Hence the fifth one born in the family.
Originated in France, and ancient in Leon, Seville, Soria, and Burgos.
Read More About This SurnamePonce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 150,732 | 1:823 | 134 |
| Argentina | 91,634 | 1:466 | 51 |
| United States | 42,339 | 1:8,561 | 1,028 |
| Philippines | 38,640 | 1:2,620 | 187 |
| Peru | 37,973 | 1:837 | 115 |
| Ecuador | 31,536 | 1:504 | 68 |
| Honduras | 31,104 | 1:283 | 60 |
| Chile | 29,863 | 1:590 | 134 |
| Spain | 25,223 | 1:1,854 | 216 |
| Venezuela | 10,336 | 1:2,922 | 454 |
| El Salvador | 8,227 | 1:771 | 155 |
| Cuba | 7,702 | 1:1,496 | 233 |
| Nicaragua | 7,689 | 1:783 | 166 |
| Bolivia | 7,639 | 1:1,390 | 274 |
| Brazil | 5,451 | 1:39,272 | 1,609 |
| Colombia | 3,998 | 1:11,949 | 1,180 |
| Guatemala | 2,707 | 1:5,941 | 777 |
| France | 2,686 | 1:24,729 | 2,945 |
| Panama | 2,065 | 1:1,895 | 300 |
| Costa Rica | 1,180 | 1:4,051 | 365 |
| Uruguay | 1,112 | 1:3,086 | 366 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Canada | 922 | 1:39,963 | 4,995 |
| Paraguay | 623 | 1:11,616 | 610 |
| Dominican Republic | 601 | 1:17,359 | 1,197 |
| Puerto Rico | 580 | 1:6,121 | 385 |
| Portugal | 425 | 1:24,514 | 1,625 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Belize | 135 | 1:2,633 | 551 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Switzerland | 78 | 1:105,294 | 11,128 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| Italy | 69 | 1:886,329 | 66,402 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Guam | 45 | 1:3,558 | 455 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Andorra | 29 | 1:2,891 | 539 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 1:482,225 | 23,275 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 197 | 1:254,917 | 21,039 |
The alternate forms: Poncé (66), Pónce (2) & Ponçe (1) are calculated separately.
Ponce (2,213) may also be a first name.
Ponce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Descendant of Ponce, Spanish and French form of Pontius (belonging to the sea; sailor; the fifth).
From the latin "pontius" - fifth one. Hence the fifth one born in the family.
Originated in France, and ancient in Leon, Seville, Soria, and Burgos. Derived from latin "pontius"—a mariner, a man of the sea, a sailor.
Basque name from Guipúzcoa.
Ponce Demographics
Average Male Ponce Height
172.05 cm
Average Female Ponce Height
161.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ponce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponce is most common in Mexico. It can also appear as: Poncé, Pónce or Ponçe. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponce? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponce is the 978th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,363 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ponce live; 40 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Hispano-North America. Ponce is also the 158,973rd most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 2,213 people.
It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 150,732 people, or 1 in 823. In Mexico Ponce is most numerous in: México, where 11 percent are found, Jalisco, where 10 percent are found and Michoacán, where 7 percent are found. Barring Mexico Ponce occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Ponce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ponce has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponce last name increased 21,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 7,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ponce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ponce last name are 42.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ponce earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.41% less than the national average, earning €14,591 per year; in Norway they earn 41.54% less than the national average, earning 202,330 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,948 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning R 215,628 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $21,036,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $36,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,908 CAD per year.
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Ponce Reference & Research
Ponce DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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