Pongó Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pongó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5991:16,3881,873
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Pongo (29,124) & Poñgo (1) are calculated separately.

Pongó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pongó is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pongo or Poñgo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongó? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,022nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pongó are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Pongó is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 16,388. In Hungary Pongó is most prevalent in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 29 percent are found, Budapest, where 19 percent are found and Pest County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongo9329,124/
Poñgo871/
Ponga806,489/
Pongu80292/
Phongo737,293/
Pongoh732,506/
Pongos731,438/
Pounga73631/
Pongot73337/
Ponggo73283/
Pongas73189/
Pongou73149/
Pongah7347/
Poinga7343/
Pongad7342/
Pongod7337/
Poonga7334/
Pongga7328/
Pongut7326/
Phonga7322/
Pongha7319/
Pongoa7318/
Pongat7317/
Pongap7317/
Pongho7312/
Poungo7311/
Puongo7310/
Ponggu7310/
Pongop738/
Puonga737/
Pogódz734/
Poongo733/
Pongoi732/
Pongau732/
Poongu732/
Pongus732/
Poenga731/
Poingo731/
Pongaa731/
Pfongo731/
Pongoy731/
Pongão731/
Poingu731/
Ponngo731/
Pogo672,661/
Phongha67901/
Poga67888/
Potinga67872/
Poungou67334/
Phonngo67252/
Potynga6796/
Phongat6774/
Ponggot6765/
Ponengo6763/
Potenga6752/
Phoingo6736/
Ponenga6730/
Ponggos6729/
Pohngoh6713/
Poninga6712/
Potîngă6712/
Poningo6711/
Poungha6710/
Pongouh6710/
Ponngoh679/
Pocengu678/
Ponggoy678/
Phongop674/
Phongot674/
Puongoe674/
Phongga674/
Ponggoh673/
Potingo672/
Ponggau672/
Ponghuy672/
Poongot671/
Pongost671/
Pongutt671/
Poongah671/
Poongad671/
Pongach671/
Phonggo671/
Pongoth671/
Poongga671/
Ponghou671/
Phongod671/
Poungga671/
Posenga671/
Pongauz671/
Poongod671/
Phongau671/
Poungoa671/
Pongoup671/

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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 Pongó
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