Poniso Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Poniso Surname Definition:
Poniso is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: indication of good things to come.
Poniso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 187 | 1:12,884 | 2,402 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Poniso (2,593) may also be a first name.
Poniso Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Poniso is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: indication of good things to come.
Poniso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poniso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poniso occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Poniso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poniso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poniso is the 1,168,344th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Poniso reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Poniso is also the 144,434th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 2,593 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 12,884. In Namibia Poniso is mostly found in: Zambezi Region, where 81 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 13 percent reside and Kavango East Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Namibia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponisio | 92 | 362 | / |
| Ponijo | 83 | 470 | / |
| Paniso | 83 | 31 | / |
| Poneso | 83 | 28 | / |
| Ponico | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ponisa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Peniso | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ponisah | 77 | 390 | / |
| Pangiso | 77 | 102 | / |
| Ponidjo | 77 | 87 | / |
| Panisso | 77 | 66 | / |
| Panisio | 77 | 64 | / |
| Panisco | 77 | 63 | / |
| Ponizio | 77 | 44 | / |
| Ponesio | 77 | 43 | / |
| Ponesho | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ponecio | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ponicio | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ponisia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ponisas | 77 | 14 | / |
| Penisio | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ponesso | 77 | 5 | / |
| Panioso | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ponissa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Panaiso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phaniso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potnisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Panisot | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phangiso | 71 | 44 | / |
| Panissod | 71 | 38 | / |
| Pannisco | 71 | 11 | / |
| Poonnisa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Panisois | 71 | 4 | / |
| Penissou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Panissot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pfungiso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panico | 67 | 16,918 | / |
| Panizo | 67 | 2,781 | / |
| Paneso | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Panisa | 67 | 974 | / |
| Punisa | 67 | 152 | / |
| Penisa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Peneso | 67 | 57 | / |
| Poniża | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ponija | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ponesa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Panijo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ponica | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pânico | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoneshop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poneco | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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