Ponja Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Ponja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ponja (144) may also be a first name.
Ponja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ponja (Hindi: पोंजा) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ponja is the 2,034,059th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Ponja are found; 38 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Ponja is also the 769,375th most common first name at a global level, borne by 144 people.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Ponja is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 81 percent are found, East New Britain, where 6 percent are found and East Sepik, where 3 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Ponja occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponja in the Hindi language | ||
| पोंजा | ponja | 97.14 |
| पाेंजा | paenja | 2.86 |
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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 Ponja
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