Ponciana Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Ponciana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponciana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ponciana (5,158) may also be a first name.

Ponciana Last Name Facts

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

Ponciana is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponciana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Ponciana is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Ponciana are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 70 percent are found in Luso-South America. Ponciana is also the 94,362nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 5,158 people.

Ponciana is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 5,351,858. In Brazil Ponciana is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 33 percent reside, São Paulo, where 23 percent reside and Goiás, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Ponciana occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Ponciana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ponciana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ponciana last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Ponciana
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