Pongova Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Pongova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pongová (44) & Pongóvá (3) are calculated separately.
Pongova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pongova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pongova (Russian: Понгова) is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Pongová or Pongóvá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pongova? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Pongova live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,778,817. In Slovakia Pongova is most prevalent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pongova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pongova in the Russian language | ||
| Понгова | pongova | - |
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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 Pongova
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