Poneka Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Poneka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poneka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

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

Poneka has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Poneka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poneka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Poneka is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Poneka are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Poneka is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania Poneka is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 56 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooneka924/
Ponneka921/
Ponetka921/
Poneska921/
Poeneka920/
Poniecka8611/
Ponhekha861/
Ponaka83528/
Ponika83386/
Paneka83206/
Poneke83105/
Puneka836/
Peneka835/
Poneko831/
Ponoka831/
Ponyka831/
Ponitka77339/
Ponyoka77308/
Ponedko7773/
Ponikau7747/
Paneska7741/
Ponicka7727/
Panecka7713/
Panaeka777/
Panekat776/
Ponikaj776/
Ponezko776/
Ponejko775/
Panekha775/
Ponnika773/
Pohnaka773/
Phonaka773/
Ponetko772/
Ponnaka772/
Poneiko772/
Ponaika771/
Ponakaa771/
Ponakka771/
Ponihka771/
Ponneca771/
Peeneka771/
Panneka771/
Panegka771/
Penekai771/
Poneker771/
Phoneko771/
Poinika771/
Poonika771/
Poniecki71382/
Ponnikas7189/
Ponyokai7180/
Ponickau7123/
Ponekker7112/
Poneskis7111/
Phonakha7111/
Ponnikai717/
Ponnikay713/
Ponnakka711/
Poonakaa711/
Phoneker711/
Panekkat711/
Paunecka711/
Paniecka711/
Potnicka711/
Ponneker711/
Poonnika711/
Phonakau711/
Phaneyka711/
Ponakkha711/
Penekhai711/
Panika6728,482/
Panaka677,146/
Penaka67951/
Paneca67363/
Phonnikai67213/
Ponyce6787/
Poniki6764/
Punika6758/
Puneky6741/
Panoka6740/
Paneke6722/
Panyka6722/
Ponike6718/
Puneca6710/
Penika6710/
Paneko679/
Phonnikay677/
Ponica676/
Poniko676/
Posnecker674/
Ponoko673/
Pomjka673/
Punnekkat672/
Paneki672/
Ponaco672/
Punneikat671/
Peneca671/
Paneky671/
Ponice671/
Peñoka671/
Poneco671/
Poneschky671/
Ponneskey670/

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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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