Ponjavic Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ponjavic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponjavic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Ponjavić (968) & Ponjavič (1) are calculated separately.

Ponjavic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponjavic occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ponjavić or Ponjavič. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponjavic? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Ponjavic live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ponjavic is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Ponjavic is most numerous in: California, where 35 percent reside, Kansas, where 35 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Ponjavic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ponjavic last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ponjavic earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.59% more than the national average, earning $71,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $46,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponjavić96968/
Ponjavič961/
Ponjovich828/
Ponjović752/
Ponjawiz751/
Punyavik636/
Panjabik631/
Panyawik50143/
Punyawik501/
Panyawig501/

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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 Ponjavic
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