Ponela Surname
Approximately 3,155 people bear this surname
Ponela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,027 | 1:17,490 | 2,249 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ponela (30) may also be a first name.
Ponela Demographics
Average Ponela Salary in
South Africa
R 100,896
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Ponela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponela in the Georgian language | ||
| ფონელა | ponela | - |
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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 Ponela
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