Ponik Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Ponik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo6171:3,018506
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Slovakia541:98,82318,879
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Poník (49) are calculated separately.

Ponik (668) may also be a first name.

Ponik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponik (Hindi: पोनिक, Russian: Поник) is held by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Poník. For other potential spellings of Ponik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ponik is the 332,050th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Ponik live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 321,047th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 668 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kosovo, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 3,018. In Kosovo Ponik is mostly concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 100 percent reside and District of Mitrovica, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kosovo it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Ponik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ponik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponik last name increased 6,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (33%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ponik last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.57% registered to vote for the party.

Ponik earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,274 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poník9349/
Ponick91514/
Posnik91216/
Ponike9118/
Ponnik914/
Ponikh912/
Pohnik911/
Posnick83271/
Potnick8347/
Ponicke8338/
Poniske8338/
Posnaik8327/
Ponnick8312/
Phoenik838/
Ponuick836/
Poutnik835/
Potnaik832/
Photnik832/
Potnisk831/
Poenick830/
Panik801,854/
Pánik80461/
Ponyk80256/
Penik80166/
Ponic80117/
Ponek80104/
Punik8063/
Ponig8015/
Pänik801/
Ponikova7718/
Poniková7715/
Poysnick7714/
Phoennik773/
Poinicke771/
Potnaike771/
Phoenick770/
Penick734,397/
Panick73487/
Posnic73420/
Pusnik73379/
Panike73120/
Poneke73105/
Posnyk7379/
Panaik7369/
Phonix7366/
Pannik7351/
Phonek7333/
Potnek7323/
Paniok7318/
Poneck7316/
Ponieg7313/
Pongek7312/
Paniek7310/
Ponyok735/
Punaik734/
Posník734/
Peunik733/
Panikh733/
Paanik732/
Punick732/
Pönick732/
Pönigk732/
Poenig732/
Phenik731/
Potnic731/
Pongic731/
Paunik731/
Phanik731/
Pútnik731/
Ponyck731/
Poínek731/
Phoniq731/
Panikk731/
Poonek731/
Ponnikova711/
Putnick67201/
Pannick6791/
Phongek6786/
Ponkova6776/
Pasnick6775/
Panicke6738/
Poutník6731/
Pannike6727/
Punnisk6719/
Posnykh6716/
Pänicke6710/
Phonyok674/
Ponneck673/
Potneck673/
Posneck672/
Paunick671/
Putnaik671/
Phonnix671/
Paasnik671/
Pannikh671/
Phenick671/
Ponique671/
Panhuik671/
Pusnigk671/
Pottnek671/
Phoneak671/
Phoenic670/
Phosnix670/

Ponik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponik in the Hindi language
पोनिकponika-
Ponik in the Russian language
Поникponik-

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