Poniente Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Poniente Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poniente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0361:97,72017,026
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England151:3,714,537119,675
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Poniente Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poniente is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poniente? popularity and diffusion

Poniente is the 335,097th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Poniente are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Poniente is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,036 people, or 1 in 97,720. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 81 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 7 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Poniente Last Name Statistics demography

Poniente earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.78% more than the national average, earning $55,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponente93436/
Poninte931/
Peniente885/
Puniente881/
Ponenti8025/
Ponenta8025/
Panient807/
Poninta806/
Punente805/
Poninti803/
Peninte803/
Penente801/
Ponenté801/
Pongent801/
Panainte753,929/
Phoninta75123/
Pungente7599/
Pouninta7516/
Pongenty753/
Pounenti751/
Ponintai751/
Pounentis7126/
Poniyanti7118/
Panaintey717/
Poenentay711/
Pannenter710/
Peninti6733/
Paninta6733/
Penenti6713/
Paninti676/
Phoneintha672/
Panenty671/
Pagnent671/

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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 Poniente
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