Ponggawa Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ponggawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponggawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3001:440,83136,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ponggawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponggawa is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ponggawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponggawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 887,624th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ponggawa are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Ponggawa is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 440,831. In Indonesia Ponggawa is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 44 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 40 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent live. Barring Indonesia Ponggawa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongawa9346/
Punggawa8881/
Panggawa8843/
Pongawap882/
Panggaway8261/
Panggawai823/
Pongowa8037/
Pangawa806/
Pungawa802/
Pongawo801/
Pangggaway782/
Phonghawad782/
Pangawai7534/
Pongawis7527/
Pangawat752/
Pangaway752/
Poongava751/
Panggabea71115/
Pagawa71103/
Pogava713/
Phongavad711/
Pangauwas711/
Pangewa67118/
Pagaway6721/
Pungawi6720/
Pangawe6717/
Pagawad6711/
Pangowa6710/
Pongova676/
Pagawah676/
Pumgawa674/
Pungawe673/
Pangawi673/
Pangawo672/
Pangaba671/
Pungawo671/
Phongavath671/

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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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  • 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 Ponggawa
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