Ponici Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ponici Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponici Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1741:115,39012,848
Moldova461:77,42110,022
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ponici Last Name Facts

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

Ponici is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ponici.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponici? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ponici live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 115,390. In Romania Ponici is primarily concentrated in: Ilfov County, where 34 percent are found, Bihor County, where 30 percent are found and Hunedoara County, where 27 percent are found. Excluding Romania Ponici is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pognici9214/
Ponichi922/
Ponic91117/
Ponnichi863/
Phonicie860/
Panici83746/
Ponich83249/
Ponisi8366/
Ponica836/
Ponicz835/
Ponigi834/
Ponice831/
Panichi774,729/
Panicci77121/
Ponisih7778/
Ponissi7757/
Ponaich7721/
Ponitch7719/
Pangici7712/
Phonica772/
Poynice771/
Panieci771/
Phonice771/
Phounichit751/
Panic732,061/
Ponec73226/
Poniz7366/
Pánic732/
Ponić731/
Pànic731/
Pounissi7112/
Ponicová718/
Panicist713/
Ponicova712/
Ponicher712/
Panichio711/
Poonisai711/
Phonijit711/
Ponescio711/
Poignice711/
Penischi711/
Panich673,930/
Panizi671,524/
Panicz67993/
Panisi67895/
Ponych67744/
Panica67584/
Panice67339/
Ponitz67314/
Poniży67213/
Paniec67144/
Penisi67130/
Panuci67101/
Ponech67100/
Punica6799/
Ponyce6787/
Ponizy6777/
Panitchit6773/
Paniji6758/
Ponise6747/
Ponecz6744/
Poniża6727/
Pannic6727/
Pánics6725/
Ponesi6721/
Paneci6717/
Panigi6716/
Ponisa6713/
Phanichip6711/
Ponitzsch679/
Ponezi678/
Punisi674/
Păneci674/
Pannichit674/
Phonnisai674/
Potnić673/
Ponisy671/
Pénice671/
Panitchai671/
Panaic671/
Paniţi671/
Panitc671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponici
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