Ponela Surname

141,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ponela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,0271:17,4902,249
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
India81:95,883,173728,828
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ponela (30) may also be a first name.

Ponela Last Name Facts

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

Ponela (Georgian: ფონელა) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponela? popularity and diffusion

Ponela is the 141,269th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,309,840 people. Ponela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ponela are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

The last name Ponela is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,027 people, or 1 in 17,490. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 20 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Ponela Last Name Statistics demography

Ponela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.54% less than the national average, earning R 100,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phonela92544/
Ponelas92304/
Ponnela9236/
Ponelat9224/
Pongela9222/
Poniela922/
Poinela921/
Puonela921/
Ponelia921/
Ponelajd8614/
Phongela861/
Penela831,318/
Panela831,093/
Ponala83458/
Ponelo83280/
Ponila8324/
Poneli8322/
Ponola8316/
Punela8310/
Ponhla8310/
Ponele836/
Ponnelais8013/
Phonelath809/
Poneillas801/
Ponnala774,782/
Pannela77348/
Panelay77298/
Panelas77243/
Punelas77215/
Ponilas77177/
Poneles77116/
Pangela77102/
Ponelis7795/
Penelea7790/
Ponilah7777/
Punnela7746/
Paneela7731/
Ponalla7724/
Panelia7719/
Panhela7719/
Peniela7714/
Ponnola7713/
Poonely7711/
Ponneli779/
Peneula779/
Poinala778/
Ponaala777/
Panelah776/
Penelia776/
Ponolla775/
Pongila774/
Pongele773/
Pongeli773/
Paniela773/
Ponelys773/
Pongelo772/
Ponelos772/
Paunela772/
Ponaila771/
Ponilia771/
Ponnila771/
Poonala771/
Pooneli771/
Puneala771/
Penoela771/
Ponilha771/
Ponilau771/
Panelya771/
Peñoela771/
Peunela771/
Punelea771/
Ponyola771/
Pungela771/
Phenela771/
Phoneli771/
Phonelo771/
Phanela771/
Phonhla771/
Poonjla771/
Puinela771/
Paneila771/
Poneler770/
Penhela770/
Potnecilla751/
Paneilay71643/
Phangela71299/
Pongelli71219/
Poneleit71122/
Pangella7192/
Ponnaala7134/
Penhoela7121/
Ponnalla7120/
Ponnolla7118/
Phonalia7114/
Phungela7113/
Pahnelas718/
Pannelay716/
Ponelytė715/
Phongila714/
Paaneela713/
Phuneula713/
Peneliau712/
Ponelett711/
Ponesler711/
Ponnaila711/
Poonaala711/
Poonnala711/
Pounolla711/
Phonnala711/
Pongelle711/
Pannelas711/
Panelias711/
Phatnela711/
Phongelo711/
Poisnely710/
Panelo675,920/
Panila671,789/
Peñola67743/
Penola67451/
Panala67295/
Penala67189/
Penelo67160/
Peñala6795/
Paneli6771/
Panola6767/
Ponalo6762/
Puneli6755/
Ponolo6737/
Panyla6730/
Ponile6724/
Panele6723/
Panely6715/
Punila6714/
Panjla679/
Penila678/
Pañela675/
Ponili673/
Peñela672/
Punelo671/
Poonilath671/
Punele671/
Ponicello671/
Phongoila671/
Punhla671/
Panhla671/
Pangellah671/

Ponela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponela in the Georgian language
ფონელაponela-

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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
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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 Ponela
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