Ponfield Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ponfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ponfield Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ponfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponfield is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Ponfield reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 67 percent live, Devon, where 22 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 41 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Ponfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ponfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ponfield surname decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panfield887/
Punfield885/
Posenfeld820/
Panfeld806/
Panfiel802/
Pamfield751/
Ponfilova71214/
Ponfelova711/
Patenfeldt670/
Panfilova5923,986/
Pomfilova595/
Ponfylova593/
Panfelova592/
Panfeelova564/
Phamphield561/
Pamfilts501/
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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 Ponfield
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