Pongkol Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pongkol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongkol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Pongkol Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pongkol is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pongkol.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongkol? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Pongkol occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pongkol are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Pongkol is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 3,265,749. In The Philippines Pongkol is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 74 percent reside, Caraga, where 6 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 6 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phongkool881/
Pongcol861,347/
Pungkol8620/
Pangkol867/
Pongkul864/
Pongkal861/
Phonkool801/
Phongkul801/
Poncol7777/
Ponkul7710/
Punkol775/
Ponkal772/
Pankol772/
Pangkal71122/
Pungcol71114/
Pangkul7190/
Pangcol7125/
Ponkale7114/
Pungkul717/
Hponcol713/
Pongcul712/
Poonkul712/
Pankool712/
Phonkul711/
Pomkool711/
Pankole711/
Ponkule711/
Phungkul675/
Peungkul672/
Paungkal672/
Phangkul671/
Phomkool671/
Phoonkul671/
Panggkal671/
Pangkale671/
Pounkall670/

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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 Pongkol
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis