Ponega Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ponega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ponega (10) may also be a first name.
Ponega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponega is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ponega is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Ponega live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Ponega is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pounega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ponegai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ponnegah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponegahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ponege | 83 | 80 | / |
| Panega | 83 | 69 | / |
| Ponego | 83 | 56 | / |
| Penega | 83 | 53 | / |
| Ponaga | 83 | 7 | / |
| Punega | 83 | 2 | / |
| Poniga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Panegas | 77 | 391 | / |
| Ponagai | 77 | 33 | / |
| Pounegi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Panegai | 77 | 19 | / |
| Panegaz | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ponnaga | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pannega | 77 | 7 | / |
| Poniego | 77 | 3 | / |
| Paniega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pagnega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poneges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penegai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penegay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peniega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phoniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peunegha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Paneghat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Panegazz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pognegou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peunegah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panaga | 67 | 2,134 | / |
| Paniga | 67 | 553 | / |
| Panoga | 67 | 338 | / |
| Pañega | 67 | 226 | / |
| Penaga | 67 | 96 | / |
| Panegi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Puniga | 67 | 55 | / |
| Poinegger | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peniga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ponigo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ponigi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phonnigay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peñaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poneangge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panege | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ponega
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