Pondela Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pondela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pondela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Ponděla (3) are calculated separately.

Pondela (58) may also be a first name.

Pondela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pondela occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Ponděla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pondela? popularity and diffusion

Pondela is the 556,360th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The last name Pondela occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pondela are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 58 people.

The surname Pondela is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 203,525. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Pondela Last Name Statistics demography

Pondela earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.1% less than the national average, earning $17,646 USD per year.

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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 Pondela
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