Ponde Surname

77,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Ponde Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a small body of water; variant of Pound. q.v.

Ponde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,2301:343,97618,861
Zambia2,0021:7,917943
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Zimbabwe3301:46,7837,181
Brazil2811:761,83027,755
Papua New Guinea2661:30,6533,523
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
Albania501:58,2817,203
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England441:1,266,32057,817
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Romania281:717,06748,956
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Montserrat121:41281
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Pondé (32) are calculated separately.

Ponde (2,642) may also be a first name.

Ponde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a small body of water; variant of Pound. q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ponde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponde (Hindi: पोंडे, Marathi: पोन्दे) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Pondé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 77,728th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,158,408 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Ponde live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ponde is also the 142,850th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 2,642 people.

The last name Ponde is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,230 people, or 1 in 343,976. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 60 percent live, Karnataka, where 16 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Other than India Ponde exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Ponde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ponde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ponde last name rose 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ponde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ponde surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ponde earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.26% more than the national average, earning R 487,776 per year and in United States they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning $35,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pondé9332/
Ponder9116,132/
Pondhe91570/
Pondey91345/
Phonde91270/
Pondei91254/
Pondes91170/
Pounde91163/
Pondee91141/
Pondet91120/
Pondea9146/
Poinde9137/
Pondej9134/
Pondeh9129/
Ponnde9115/
Pondie916/
Bponde914/
Potnde912/
Poende912/
Pondje912/
Ponded912/
Pondeu911/
Pondez911/
Phondet835,125/
Pounder832,939/
Potinde832,725/
Poondee83239/
Phondee83218/
Posende83214/
Pondech83118/
Phondej8361/
Poendey8357/
Phondge8344/
Poynder8338/
Poundje8329/
Poundes8315/
Pfounde8315/
Poendei8311/
Ponndey8310/
Posinde837/
Potende836/
Poondej836/
Poinder832/
Poundhe832/
Poonder832/
Pondeer831/
Phondhe831/
Poundei831/
Poindeh831/
Poindes831/
Pondeha831/
Pondher831/
Pondeat831/
Poindge830/
Pande80528,464/
Punde8011,034/
Ponda807,920/
Pondi802,345/
Pondy80993/
Pomde8012/
Phoondee7714/
Phondech7710/
Posender775/
Poondech774/
Poondeer773/
Pondeach772/
Pondetch771/
Ponndess770/
Pandey731,085,113/
Paunde7317,359/
Phondi733,742/
Pondit732,771/
Pandie732,755/
Pander732,393/
Pundge732,245/
Pandes731,493/
Pannde731,190/
Pandee731,181/
Pandhe73958/
Pandet73845/
Pandea73567/
Pundee73484/
Pfunde73427/
Pandez73427/
Phunde73316/
Punder73291/
Pandei73247/
Pondai73238/
Pomdet73222/
Phande73162/
Phonda73157/
Ponday73146/
Pandeh73117/
Pandej73109/
Poondi73101/
Paande7395/
Pondoy7391/
Pandje7372/
Pandeu7371/
Poundi7365/
Pandep7353/
Ponnda7345/
Pondip7343/
Pandge7340/
Poundy7336/
Pondaa7332/
Pundhe7329/
Punnde7324/
Pondio7324/
Pundie7324/
Pundet7322/
Pamnde7320/
Phende7317/
Pounda7316/
Poindi7315/
Pondoi7315/
Pfonda7314/
Pomdee7313/
Pundey739/
Pandde738/
Panded737/
Pondhi736/
Poinda735/
Poindy735/
Pundeh734/
Poondy734/
Pundje734/
Pomdey733/
Ppande733/
Pondis733/
Pundez732/
Phondy732/
Pondyo732/
Poundé732/
Pundei732/
Pondha731/
Ponndi731/
Pundde731/
Pundes731/
Pantde731/
Pomder731/
Ponduy731/
Pondyi731/
Poynda731/
Poomde731/
Pottender711/
Pandher672,804/
Phandet672,207/
Panndey671,883/
Pfander671,207/
Pundeer671,186/
Pandeet67428/
Pfunder67280/
Pandeea67185/
Phundet67180/
Phandee67175/
Pundher67115/
Pandesh6795/
Pandech6788/
Pandhey6786/
Pandeyz6785/
Paandey6772/
Pondish6769/
Phander6748/
Phendee6748/
Pandeit6745/
Patinde6744/
Phondoa6743/
Phandey6737/
Phomdee6737/
Pandeys6731/
Paundhe6728/
Pundech6728/
Panddey6722/
Potindi6722/
Pandeey6721/
Påander6714/
Pandeer6713/
Pondysh6712/
Phundee6712/
Pandeij6711/
Ppandey6711/
Pamndey6711/
Pahande6710/
Pandeis6710/
Patende678/
Phondoi678/
Poundui677/
Phandej677/
Pandeid676/
Pandeyh675/
Poomdee675/
Panndhe674/
Pondaya674/
Phundej674/
Pandets673/
Pandhei673/
Pandehy673/
Posendi673/
Pandeip673/
Pasndey672/
Pandeyd672/
Pandeyt672/
Paundes672/
Bpandey672/
Phondoy672/
Panddeh672/
Pundeat672/
Phomdet672/
Pomdech672/
Pandeep671/
Potimde671/
Ponnday671/
Poondaa671/
Paundey671/
Peunder671/
Paandee671/
Panndes671/
Panndet671/
Pandiey671/
Pandehr671/
Pandeyï671/
Paander671/
Pfounda671/
Pfoundi671/
Phondit671/
Pusinde671/
Phandde671/
Poondit671/
Pundhej671/
Pandeeh671/
Pandhet671/
Paunder670/
Phunder670/

Ponde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponde in the Marathi language
पोन्देponde53.47
पोनदेponade15.84
पोदेpode6.93
पोन्डेponde5.94
पोधेpodhe1.98
पॉंडेponde1.98
पांडेpande1.98
पोडेpode1.98
पोटेpote1.98
पोनडेponade1.98
पॉन्देponde1.98
Ponde in the Hindi language
पोंडेponde28.57
पोण्डेponde28.57
पॉण्डेponde14.29
पॉंडेponde14.29
पोदेpode14.29

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