Pondo Surname

90,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0221:15,1062,121
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
South Africa5561:97,44211,864
Philippines3911:258,92138,376
Poland3871:98,21414,994
Ivory Coast3801:60,7143,557
Tanzania3541:149,55313,593
Papua New Guinea3411:23,9112,631
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Congo1621:30,7973,125
Cameroon1401:148,35016,370
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Zambia841:188,69012,615
Lesotho831:24,4894,910
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
India191:40,371,862445,856
Ireland161:294,30910,207
England111:5,065,278148,650
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Pondo (1,276) may also be a first name.

Pondo Last Name Facts

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

Pondo (Russian: Пондо) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pondo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,847th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,382,311 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Pondo live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 220,730th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 1,276 people.

Pondo is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 15,106. In Zimbabwe Pondo is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Pondo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pondo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pondo last name increased 1,920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pondo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pondo surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States Pondo are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pondo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning R 239,232 per year; in United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phondo91631/
Pondoy9191/
Pondoh9169/
Poindo9144/
Pondot9136/
Ponduo9134/
Pondoi9115/
Pondou918/
Poundo913/
Pondos912/
Poondo911/
Pohndo911/
Pondoo911/
Ponndo911/
Pondho911/
Poïndo911/
Poendo911/
Pondod911/
Phondoa8343/
Poundou8320/
Phondot8313/
Phondoi838/
Pondoch832/
Phondoy832/
Potendo831/
Poendoo831/
Phondod831/
Pando8020,496/
Ponda807,920/
Pundo801,163/
Pomdo803/
Pandoy731,653/
Pandoh731,246/
Pandoo731,104/
Pandos73215/
Pandot73181/
Pandou73167/
Phonda73157/
Pfundo7388/
Pandoi7386/
Pandod7374/
Pandgo7346/
Ponnda7345/
Pandho7338/
Pondaa7332/
Pundot7329/
Pondat7322/
Pondah7321/
Phendo7318/
Pounda7316/
Pandoš7316/
Panndo7315/
Pfonda7314/
Phundo7312/
Pandop7310/
Pundou7310/
Pondas739/
Pundoy736/
Poinda735/
Paando735/
Pundoh735/
Phando734/
Phomdo732/
Pondha731/
Pondeu731/
Paundo731/
Pandoa731/
Peundo731/
Puundo731/
Pomdoh731/
Panduo731/
Poynda731/
Potinda67580/
Pasindo67532/
Pacindo67260/
Patindo67113/
Pandhoh6733/
Patendo6726/
Pondach6724/
Pondaah6718/
Pandosh6718/
Putindo6714/
Pasendo6714/
Phondap6710/
Phondat677/
Pacendo674/
Phandoh674/
Pandoit673/
Pandooh673/
Pandhoo672/
Pondath671/
Poondaa671/
Pondeau671/
Pandoch671/
Pandosz671/
Pandouh671/
Pfondap671/
Pfounda671/
Poineda671/
Potenda671/
Pandgoo671/
Pondash671/
Pahando671/

Pondo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pondo in the Russian language
Пондоpondo-

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Footnotes

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