Ponha Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Ponha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Ponha (30) may also be a first name.
Ponha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponha (Hindi: पोन्हा, Marathi: पोन्हा) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponha is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Ponha is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Ponha are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 30 people.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 55 percent live and Zou Department, where 45 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and Thailand, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponha in the Hindi language | ||
| पोन्हा | ponha | - |
| Ponha in the Marathi language | ||
| पोन्हा | ponha | - |
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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 Ponha
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