Ponitz Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ponitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Pönitz (794) are calculated separately.

Ponitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponitz is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as: Pönitz. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 864,701st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Ponitz live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ponitz is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Ponitz is most numerous in: Michigan, where 26 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States Ponitz is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 45 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Ponitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ponitz are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Ponitz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,059 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pönitz94794/
Pomnitz92144/
Poenitz9271/
Posnitz921/
Pohnitz921/
Poniz9166/
Ponneitz861/
Panitz832,202/
Penitz8365/
Ponetz8311/
Ponicz835/
Ponytz834/
Ponitzsch809/
Paneitz77157/
Panaitz7740/
Panietz7720/
Ponitch7719/
Paenitz7714/
Pahnitz777/
Poenetz773/
Phoeniz773/
Ponnetz771/
Pannitz771/
Pongits771/
Poenitzsch7573/
Pohnitzsch751/
Paniz731,306/
Ponez73246/
Ponic73117/
Peniz7391/
Pöniz736/
Ponyz731/
Ponić731/
Panneitz71127/
Poehnitzsch717/
Pannaitz711/
Panheitz711/
Panicz67993/
Paniez67327/
Ponich67249/
Ponici67228/
Pönitzsch67141/
Poenitsch6770/
Panitzsch6751/
Ponecz6744/
Puniez6724/
Panetz6711/
Penits678/
Ponhez676/
Panits676/
Penhiz673/
Potnić673/
Ponnez673/
Panizz672/
Pheniz672/
Ponets672/
Ponyzh671/
Panitx671/
Penetz671/
Punits671/
Panitc671/
Peniez671/
Pánits671/

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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 Ponitz
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