Poniava Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Poniava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 133 | 1:28,162 | 4,510 |
| Abkhazia | 28 | 1:8,674 | 1,237 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Poniava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poniava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poniava (Georgian: ფონიავა, Russian: Пониава) occurs in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poniava? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poniava is the 1,310,135th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Poniava occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Poniava live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
The surname Poniava is most frequent in Georgia, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 28,162. In Georgia it is most numerous in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 77 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 15 percent are found and Imereti, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Georgia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paniava | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ponyava | 86 | 8 | / |
| Poneava | 86 | 5 | / |
| Poniova | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paniavadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pognaba | 71 | 71 | / |
| Paniaua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Paniawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poniová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Panjava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Punyava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponyawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponyova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panyava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panyavai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pougnaba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Paniajua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phonyawa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Punyavai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poonyawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pouniabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panjavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paniasua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punyavad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponianpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pognaaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panihova | 67 | 1 | / |
Poniava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poniava in the Georgian language | ||
| ფონიავა | poniava | - |
| Poniava in the Russian language | ||
| Пониава | poniava | - |
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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 Poniava
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