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
The last name Ponja (Hindi: पोंजा) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponja is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Ponja live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 769,375th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 144 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Ponja is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 81 percent live, East New Britain, where 6 percent live and East Sepik, where 3 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
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
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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 Ponja
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