Poneja Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Poneja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Poneja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poneja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poneja is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Poneja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poneja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Poneja live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 36 percent reside and Geita Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Poneja
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