Pongla Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pongla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Pongla (42) may also be a first name.

Pongla Last Name Facts

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

Pongla occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongla? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Pongla occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Pongla live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pongla is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 42 people.

The last name Pongla is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 118,170. In Papua New Guinea Pongla is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 97 percent reside, Bougainville, where 1 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 1 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phongla92105/
Ponglap9235/
Ponglas923/
Poungla923/
Ponglah921/
Puongla921/
Pogla9170/
Pounglap864/
Phoungla862/
Pounglai861/
Ponglaya861/
Ponglo83361/
Pangla83221/
Pungla8373/
Pongle8330/
Pongli8318/
Phogla8314/
Poghla833/
Poglad831/
Pounglaph801/
Phonglo7710,618/
Phongli7733/
Panglea7727/
Panglas7726/
Poglyad7716/
Ponglot7712/
Ponglit7712/
Panglaa7710/
Ponglis779/
Punglay779/
Phoglad776/
Panglad775/
Phengla774/
Paungla774/
Pongloh774/
Pogilla773/
Phungla773/
Phangla773/
Panglay772/
Panglai772/
Punghla772/
Pogeela771/
Panglau771/
Pongley771/
Phohgla771/
Ponglee771/
Ponglop771/
Pongloy771/
Panglha771/
Poingle770/
Pagla73671/
Poglo7381/
Phaengla71314/
Pongelli71219/
Poguilla7193/
Pangella7192/
Pangilla7149/
Phenglai7130/
Pongillo7128/
Phomnglo7110/
Punghlia716/
Phongloy715/
Pheungla714/
Panghlia713/
Phuongle711/
Pongelle711/
Phonglop711/
Pogillia711/
Poguella711/
Phunghla711/
Pounglod711/
Phenglay711/
Phunglah711/
Phunglap711/
Phanglai711/
Phanglay711/
Ponglest711/
Paunglad711/
Pangle672,145/
Ponguillo671,831/
Paglas671,304/
Pangli67250/
Paglau67219/
Pungle67212/
Panglo6743/
Punglo6724/
Poglod6723/
Poglei6723/
Pogloy6713/
Pungli679/
Paglai679/
Paglla678/
Paugla675/
Pangly674/
Pouglo674/
Poglot672/
Poglou671/
Paghla671/
Paglad671/
Paglea671/
Phaenglai671/
Pogley671/
Poglód671/
Poughella671/
Pongillio671/
Pangellah671/

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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
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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 Pongla
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