Ponciau Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ponciau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponciau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ponciau Last Name Facts

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

Ponciau is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponciau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ponciau live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 605,087. In Belgium Ponciau is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 89 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Belgium it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poncia921,315/
Ponciao862/
Ponicia860/
Pinciaux801/
Poncioux801/
Poncio776,345/
Pancia77183/
Puncia77174/
Poncie77121/
Poncza77121/
Pencia7712/
Boncia776/
Pincia771/
Ponsia771/
Bonacia71162/
Pioncio71114/
Pouncie7158/
Pinciao7146/
Panacia7136/
Ponecio7126/
Ponicio7123/
Panycia7121/
Ponisia7117/
Panucia7115/
Panicia7110/
Penciao715/
Bonicia712/
Paencia712/
Bonecia711/
Ponciey711/
Pinacia711/
Penicia711/
Bonncia710/
Ponncie710/
Puncioiu67157/
Poncz6728/
Pancious674/
Pianicia671/
Pannicia671/
Pouansia671/
Poonasia671/
Panţoiu571/

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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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  • 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 Ponciau
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