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

The last name Ponda (Hindi: पोंदा, Marathi: पोदा, Russian: Понда) is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponda? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ponda is the 63,256^th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 920,145 people. The last name Ponda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ponda are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 180,128^th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,800 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,231 people, or 1 in 23,730. In Tanzania Ponda is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 42 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 18 percent reside.

Ponda Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ponda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ponda surname expanded 2,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponda Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ponda last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.75% registered to vote for 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.