Pongosi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pongosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Pongosi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pongosi occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Pongosi occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Pongosi live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Pongosi is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Pongosi Last Name Statistics demography

Pongosi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.12% less than the national average, earning R 30,600 per year.

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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 Pongosi
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