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

Ponder (Russian: Пондер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 32,922^nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 451,745 people. Ponder is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ponder reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ponder is also the 424,977^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 411 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 15,102 people, or 1 in 24,001. In The United States Ponder is mostly found in: Georgia, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Ponder Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ponder has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 846 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ponder Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ponder last name is primarily Methodist (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ponder surname are 20.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ponder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.51% more than the national average, earning R 388,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $39,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,979 CAD per year.