Pongajow Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Pongajow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 161 | 1:821,424 | 62,240 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
Pongajow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pongajow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pongajow occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pongajow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pongajow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pongajow is the 1,338,236th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Pongajow is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Pongajow reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 821,424. In Indonesia Pongajow is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 98 percent are found and West Java, where 1 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pongajouw | 94 | 62 | / |
| Pangajow | 88 | 300 | / |
| Pongayow | 88 | 262 | / |
| Pongauow | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pangajouw | 82 | 82 | / |
| Pongayouw | 82 | 45 | / |
| Pangaow | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pongaew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pangayow | 75 | 215 | / |
| Pangaouw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ponggaew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pongyouw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pangayouw | 71 | 90 | / |
| Pangajauw | 71 | 50 | / |
| Phonghaew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pangauw | 67 | 172 | / |
| Pangeaw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pangaew | 67 | 19 | / |
| Panajew | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pangouw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pungaew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pangeow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poogaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pokgaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phogaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pongyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pangyow | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Pongajow
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