Pondya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pondya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pondya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Pondya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pondya is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pondya.

How Common Is The Last Name Pondya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Pondya is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Pondya live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Pondya is most common in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Pondya is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 43 percent live, Bihar, where 43 percent live and Jharkhand, where 14 percent live. Excluding India Pondya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pondayya863/
Pandya8336,188/
Pondja8318,596/
Pondea8346/
Pondia8322/
Pongya8319/
Pondyo832/
Pondias77302/
Phongya7749/
Pandhya7721/
Poundja7719/
Pandyat7713/
Panndya7712/
Pondiah778/
Pandyad776/
Paandya774/
Pongyai773/
Pondija773/
Pandyas772/
Panddya771/
Poungya771/
Pondeha771/
Poundia771/
Pandaiya71315/
Phongyai71291/
Pandaaya71147/
Pandayya7112/
Pandeyya7110/
Poongyai714/
Poungyai713/
Pondjiah711/
Pandia678,710/
Pundia67620/
Pandea67567/
Pandja67221/
Pangya67124/
Pondjo6735/
Pondio6724/
Pungya6720/
Pamdya676/
Paandayya671/

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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
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  • 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 Pondya
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