Pongezi Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Pongezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Pongezi (836) may also be a first name.
Pongezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pongezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pongezi occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pongezi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Pongezi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pongezi reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pongezi is also the 282,418th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 836 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponezi | 92 | 8 | / |
| Pongeza | 86 | 95 | / |
| Ponezzi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pongazhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panezi | 77 | 119 | / |
| Ponege | 77 | 80 | / |
| Ponesi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Poneze | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ponigi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poneza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pogesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pasingezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pongase | 71 | 1,944 | / |
| Pongasi | 71 | 1,522 | / |
| Panezai | 71 | 443 | / |
| Ponezha | 71 | 200 | / |
| Poniger | 71 | 55 | / |
| Pangazi | 71 | 45 | / |
| Pounegi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ponzica | 71 | 23 | / |
| Pongosi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pagezie | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pangeji | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ponjesi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pongose | 71 | 2 | / |
| Panezić | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paneezi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pangizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponsegi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pongise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paneizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pangegi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phonesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponesai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poneges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponyzhai | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ponjiger | 67 | 44 | / |
| Panezich | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ponseggi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Poghesei | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phongose | 67 | 9 | / |
| Panggeji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pongasih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pongesee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paneezai | 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 Pongezi
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