Ponciano Surname

17,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Ponciano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponciano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil17,9351:11,936674
Mexico5,5661:22,3011,645
Philippines2,9821:33,9505,101
Peru1,8081:17,5802,148
United States1,0791:335,92130,322
Guatemala9121:17,6351,492
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Cuba1521:75,8072,605
Spain1351:346,31119,910
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Canada601:614,09350,489
France491:1,355,566135,191
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
England171:3,277,533109,658
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ponciano (46,830) may also be a first name.

Ponciano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponciano occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponciano? popularity and diffusion

Ponciano is the 17,458th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 229,522 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Ponciano live; 63 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Luso-South America. Ponciano is also the 19,547th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 46,830 people.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 17,935 people, or 1 in 11,936. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 22 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil Ponciano is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Ponciano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ponciano last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ponciano earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,967 per year; in United States they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $43,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $55,340 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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