Pongao Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pongao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1631:621,09366,503
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pongao Last Name Facts

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

Pongao is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pongao is the 1,286,243rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Pongao live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Pongao is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 621,093. In The Philippines Pongao is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 50 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 26 percent live and Ilocos, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Pongao is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongaoy921/
Ponao912/
Pogao911/
Phonngao861/
Pangao8354/
Pungao8353/
Pongoa8318/
Pogaoz831/
Poggao831/
Pogaou831/
Panngao77273/
Panggao7753/
Panghao7734/
Pangaeo775/
Phonaot772/
Poomnao771/
Paungao771/
Pougnao771/
Pounaho771/
Poungoa771/
Phengao771/
Phungao771/
Phomnao771/
Poinaoy771/
Ponagio771/
Pangaot771/
Pagao732,366/
Panao731,536/
Pogoa734/
Phuingao7190/
Phutngao7122/
Pongnooo711/
Poughaou711/
Ponnaiyo711/
Paggao671,087/
Pannao67702/
Pagaoa67370/
Patnao6787/
Panaou6782/
Pangoa6750/
Phanao6720/
Panaos677/
Pañgao675/
Panhao675/
Ponoua673/
Phonoa673/
Pagnao672/
Pahnao671/
Pungoa671/
Pognoa671/
Panaoo671/
Paghao671/
Panaao671/
Panaot671/
Pogouo671/
Ponouo671/
Pagaot670/

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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 Pongao
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