Ponege Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ponege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ponege (73) may also be a first name.

Ponege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponege occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponege? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Ponege are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Ponege is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 73 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea Ponege is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 48 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 32 percent are found and Enga, where 19 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Ponege exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poneges921/
Ponega8311/
Ponage8311/
Penege835/
Ponese835/
Poneze834/
Panege831/
Poinegger807/
Poneangge801/
Poniger7755/
Pounegi7726/
Puynege7717/
Pongezi7710/
Poneseh776/
Phonage774/
Pounega771/
Paneges771/
Phenege771/
Ponegai771/
Puynesge714/
Puinesge711/
Panese67646/
Panage67205/
Ponagi67128/
Ponyce6787/
Panega6769/
Panegi6760/
Panjge6754/
Ponise6747/
Ponesi6721/
Ponezi678/
Panige678/
Penage675/
Ponigi674/
Punega672/
Paneze672/
Punige671/
Poniga671/
Poneza671/
Ponice671/
Penegi671/
Penige671/
Pottniger670/

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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
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  • 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 Ponege
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