Poneka Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Poneka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Poneka (11) may also be a first name.
Poneka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poneka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poneka has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Poneka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poneka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Poneka reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name on earth, held by 11 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 56 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Poneka
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