Poniou Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Poniou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
Poniou (11) may also be a first name.
Poniou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poniou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poniou is found most in Greece. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poniou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Poniou is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Poniou are found; 63 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Poniou is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.
Poniou is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 325,876. In Greece Poniou is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 100 percent reside. Besides Greece it occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent reside.
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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 Poniou
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