Pondani Surname
Approximately 3,694 people bear this surname
Pondani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,294 | 1:5,197 | 730 |
| Zimbabwe | 247 | 1:62,503 | 9,418 |
| Zambia | 123 | 1:128,861 | 9,635 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pondani (185) may also be a first name.
Pondani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pondani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pondani is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pondani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pondani is the 123,568th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,972,806 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pondani are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pondani is also the 669,105th most widespread first name internationally, held by 185 people.
The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 3,294 people, or 1 in 5,197. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phondani | 93 | 24 | / |
| Phondhani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pandani | 86 | 399 | / |
| Pondana | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pondoni | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pondane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pomdani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pandangi | 80 | 71 | / |
| Pandanio | 80 | 10 | / |
| Phandani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pandanyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phondany | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pandanit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pandaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pandanai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pondanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pondainy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pandangai | 75 | 16 | / |
| Pandhangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phandeani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pandana | 71 | 439 | / |
| Pandany | 71 | 72 | / |
| Pandane | 71 | 20 | / |
| Pondona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pandanna | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pandaneh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pandayna | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pandeana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pandeane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phandana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pandgane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pandanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pandanay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paındane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pandanny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pandange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pandaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phandany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pondounh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pondani
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