Ponda Surname

63,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ponda Surname Definition:

Ponda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: salute! (military).

Ponda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,2311:23,7302,918
DR Congo2,1001:35,1814,359
Kenya1,4111:32,7283,574
India6041:1,269,97650,174
Indonesia5751:229,99921,322
Zambia2911:54,4675,051
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
Philippines811:1,249,85596,172
England171:3,277,533109,658
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Gabon41:472,2983,618
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ponda (1,800) may also be a first name.

Ponda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ponda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: salute! (military).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ponda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponda (Hindi: पोंदा, Marathi: पोदा, Russian: Понда) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,256th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 920,145 people. Ponda is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Ponda live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 180,128th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,800 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,231 people, or 1 in 23,730. In Tanzania Ponda is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 42 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Lindi Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 18 percent live.

Ponda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ponda has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ponda last name is principally Christian (97%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ponda surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% being registered with the political party.

Ponda earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.07% more than the national average, earning $53,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pondai91238/
Phonda91157/
Ponday91146/
Pondea9146/
Ponnda9145/
Pondaa9132/
Pondat9122/
Pondah9121/
Pounda9116/
Pfonda9114/
Pondas919/
Poinda915/
Pondha911/
Poynda911/
Potinda83580/
Phondoa8343/
Pondach8324/
Pondaah8318/
Phondap8310/
Phondat837/
Pondaya834/
Pondath831/
Ponnday831/
Poondaa831/
Pondeau831/
Pfondap831/
Pfounda831/
Poineda831/
Potenda831/
Pondeha831/
Pondash831/
Pondeat831/
Panda80582,159/
Ponde806,291/
Pondo805,272/
Punda802,346/
Pondi802,345/
Pondy80993/
Pondé8032/
Pomda809/
Pochinda7723/
Phondach775/
Pondeach772/
Poindeau771/
Possinda771/
Panday73172,921/
Ponder7316,132/
Pandat736,830/
Phondi733,742/
Pondit732,771/
Phondo73631/
Pandai73619/
Phanda73592/
Pondhe73570/
Pandea73567/
Pondey73345/
Phonde73270/
Pondei73254/
Pandha73213/
Pandah73196/
Pfunda73179/
Pondes73170/
Pounde73163/
Pandas73158/
Pondee73141/
Pondet73120/
Poondi73101/
Pondoy7391/
Pandaa7372/
Pannda7369/
Pondoh7369/
Poundi7365/
Punday7363/
Pandau7357/
Pandap7347/
Pandad7346/
Poindo7344/
Pondip7343/
Poinde7337/
Pondot7336/
Poundy7336/
Peunda7335/
Ponduo7334/
Pundap7334/
Pondej7334/
Paunda7331/
Pondeh7329/
Paanda7324/
Pondio7324/
Pundai7323/
Phunda7322/
Poindi7315/
Pondoi7315/
Ponnde7315/
Pandda7312/
Pondou738/
Pondhi736/
Pondie736/
Pundah736/
Poindy735/
Ppanda734/
Pundat734/
Bponde734/
Poondy734/
Pandaz734/
Bpanda733/
Hpanda733/
Pandga733/
Pundaa733/
Pundas733/
Poundo733/
Pondis733/
Pundad733/
Phenda733/
Potnde732/
Poende732/
Pondos732/
Puunda732/
Phondy732/
Pundga732/
Pondje732/
Pondyo732/
Poundé732/
Pandaj732/
Ponded732/
Ponndi731/
Poondo731/
Pundda731/
Pantda731/
Panhda731/
Pondeu731/
Pandoa731/
Pohndo731/
Pundha731/
Pondez731/
Pondoo731/
Ponduy731/
Pondyi731/
Ponndo731/
Poumda731/
Pondho731/
Poïndo731/
Phomda731/
Poendo731/
Pondod731/
Pundaj731/
Pomdat730/
Phochinda7147/
Poochinda716/
Poussenda711/
Pouchinda711/
Pandaya6712,215/
Phondet675,125/
Pounder672,939/
Potinde672,725/
Poondee67239/
Phondee67218/
Posende67214/
Pandaiy67195/
Pandeea67185/
Pahanda67176/
Pandash67172/
Pondech67118/
Pacinda67110/
Pondish6769/
Phondej6761/
Pandaay6759/
Poendey6757/
Phondge6744/
Poynder6738/
Pandait6738/
Pandach6736/
Poundje6729/
Phanday6728/
Pandapp6726/
Potindi6722/
Poundou6720/
Pundaya6719/
Paanday6715/
Poundes6715/
Pfounde6715/
Phondot6713/
Pondysh6712/
Poendei6711/
Pacenda6711/
Ponndey6710/
Panndat679/
Pannday679/
Pundapp678/
Pasinda678/
Patinda678/
Phondoi678/
Phoochinda678/
Posinde677/
Phandat677/
Pandahe677/
Poundui677/
Potende676/
Poondej676/
Pamnday675/
Pasndah674/
Pundach674/
Pandaia673/
Pandauy673/
Posendi673/
Pahndah673/
Pomdach673/
Poinder672/
Poundhe672/
Pundait672/
Paundha672/
Pondoch672/
Pandhay672/
Pandayh672/
Pandday672/
Patenda672/
Pandais672/
Pandhat672/
Pandaih672/
Puineda672/
Poonder672/
Phondoy672/
Pundeat672/
Potendo671/
Pondeer671/
Pundash671/
Phandaa671/
Phandha671/
Phondhe671/
Phunday671/
Paandaa671/
Pamndai671/
Pandaai671/
Pandaja671/
Pandaud671/
Panndai671/
Poendoo671/
Poundei671/
Pandaat671/
Pandadh671/
Pandahh671/
Pandaid671/
Pandaph671/
Pandaus671/
Pandhai671/
Pfoundi671/
Peundap671/
Phondit671/
Phandai671/
Poindeh671/
Poindes671/
Pondher671/
Punndai671/
Bpanday671/
Phundat671/
Phondod671/
Phomdaj671/
Phandaj671/
Poondit671/
Punddat671/
Panhday671/
Pandass671/
Poindge670/
Paundas670/

Ponda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponda in the Hindi language
पोंदाponda50
पोंडाponda37.5
पोण्डाponda12.5
Ponda in the Marathi language
पोदाpoda50
पोन्डाponda16.67
पोण्डाponda16.67
पो्दाpoda8.33
पोन्दाponda8.33
Ponda in the Russian language
Пондаponda-

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