Pongajow Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pongajow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongajow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1611:821,42462,240
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongajouw9462/
Pangajow88300/
Pongayow88262/
Pongauow882/
Pangajouw8282/
Pongayouw8245/
Pangaow802/
Pongaew801/
Pangayow75215/
Pangaouw752/
Ponggaew751/
Pongyouw751/
Pangayouw7190/
Pangajauw7150/
Phonghaew711/
Pangauw67172/
Pangeaw6720/
Pangaew6719/
Panajew6715/
Pangouw6714/
Pungaew676/
Pangeow671/
Poogaew671/
Pokgaew671/
Phogaew671/
Pongyab671/
Pangyow671/

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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 Pongajow
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