Poniava Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Poniava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poniava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1331:28,1624,510
Abkhazia281:8,6741,237
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paniava8612/
Ponyava868/
Poneava865/
Poniova861/
Paniavadh751/
Pognaba7171/
Paniaua714/
Paniawa712/
Poniová712/
Panjava712/
Punyava711/
Ponyawa711/
Ponyova711/
Panyava711/
Panyavai6712/
Pougnaba6711/
Paniajua679/
Phonyawa678/
Punyavai675/
Poonyawa672/
Pouniabe671/
Panjavat671/
Paniasua671/
Punyavad671/
Ponianpo671/
Pognaaba671/
Panihova671/

Poniava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poniava in the Georgian language
ფონიავაponiava-
Poniava in the Russian language
Пониаваponiava-

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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
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  • 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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