Ponka Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ponka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2611:174,41623,931
Russia1561:923,86672,911
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Poland1171:324,86137,737
Canada551:669,92054,285
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Czechia241:443,06148,767
England161:3,482,379114,324
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Finland81:687,08836,047
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Ponka (290) may also be a first name.

Ponka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponka (Marathi: पॉंका, Oriya: ପନକା, Russian: Понька) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ponka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 366,307th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Ponka reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 518,802nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 290 people.

The surname Ponka is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 174,416. In Ukraine Ponka is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 34 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Kiev, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Ponka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ponka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ponka last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ponka surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ponka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.76% less than the national average, earning R 31,452 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.5% more than the national average, earning $58,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongka91453/
Poonka9130/
Pohnka9122/
Ponkay9116/
Phonka9110/
Ponkka919/
Ponkai912/
Posnka911/
Pounka911/
Puonka911/
Poncka911/
Ponkah911/
Phonkha8391/
Poçinka8343/
Ponkats8319/
Pongkas8311/
Phonkai837/
Pongkai837/
Ponkkaa834/
Phonkas834/
Potynka832/
Phongka832/
Pongkat832/
Pocinka831/
Pounkas831/
Phonkay831/
Pongkap831/
Pongkay831/
Panka802,080/
Ponko80666/
Punka80270/
Ponke80187/
Ponca80106/
Ponki8047/
Pánka8014/
Ponky802/
Ponqa802/
Phongkai77163/
Phongkap7737/
Phonkaya7712/
Pongkhai777/
Pottinka773/
Poonkead772/
Poungkai771/
Phonkhoa771/
Phongkay771/
Pongkeha771/
Pankaj7313,280/
Pankau731,718/
Ponkey73518/
Pohnke73359/
Punkka73203/
Phonko73200/
Pangka73167/
Pongki73131/
Pankka73114/
Poenko7388/
Phanka7366/
Ponket7357/
Poncea7350/
Pomkap7330/
Pahnka7324/
Pankha7324/
Poncca7322/
Punkay7320/
Pankay7317/
Ponkeu7316/
Pankah7312/
Pongko738/
Pongke737/
Pankai736/
Pomkai736/
Pankaa734/
Pungka734/
Phonke733/
Pongky733/
Ponkoj733/
Ponkou733/
Pankoa733/
Ponkiy733/
Punkad733/
Poncki733/
Punkaj732/
Pankea732/
Ponkid732/
Ponkhi731/
Ponkui731/
Pfanka731/
Paanka731/
Ponkie731/
Ponkei731/
Poenca731/
Paunka731/
Poinke731/
Pomkat731/
Poncat731/
Poncke731/
Poncoa731/
Pongca731/
Ponkes731/
Ponkko731/
Ponkoh731/
Ppanka731/
Pounko731/
Ponnke731/
Phonca731/
Phonqa731/
Phomka731/
Ponked731/
Ponkho731/
Ponkoi731/
Punkha731/
Poncah730/
Phongkeha719/
Phongkhat714/
Poungkhai714/
Poychenka711/
Poungkeat711/
Phongkaha711/
Poonkhead711/
Phongko67669/
Pankaja67600/
Phonkho67428/
Potemka67350/
Potenko67279/
Phankha67158/
Posenko67151/
Patynka67145/
Phongki67133/
Phongkheha67128/
Pankasz67110/
Pacenka67110/
Ponkhot6780/
Pongket6775/
Pangkay6773/
Posenke6759/
Pankatz6752/
Phankap6752/
Phonkot6723/
Pangkai6721/
Potinca6720/
Pomkhai6717/
Ponkhet6716/
Pangkau6715/
Pangkah6714/
Phongke6714/
Potenca6713/
Pankhai6712/
Pocinki6711/
Poonket677/
Pohunke676/
Phonket676/
Pangkha675/
Pangkad675/
Pankead675/
Pgangka674/
Pungkai674/
Paunkas673/
Pungkap673/
Pankkaj673/
Potynko673/
Pankeat673/
Pongked673/
Ponkish672/
Pocenko672/
Pongcas672/
Pounkou672/
Putenka672/
Punkeha672/
Posinko671/
Potinki671/
Pongkho671/
Pouncay671/
Phankaj671/
Paankka671/
Panckaj671/
Pannkaj671/
Pankkat671/
Paşinka671/
Pankaya671/
Pacynka671/
Phankai671/
Pounkeu671/
Pounkop671/
Phankoa671/
Phongkhaut671/
Phonkij671/
Phonkod671/
Phonkui671/
Phunkad671/
Phongky671/
Poonker671/
Poonkid671/
Poonkit671/
Poonkop671/
Ponkidt671/
Pongkoh671/
Pomkats671/
Pankiea671/
Paankat671/
Paunkat671/
Punkead670/

Ponka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponka in the Oriya language
ପନକାpanaka-
Ponka in the Marathi language
पॉंकाponka-
Ponka in the Russian language
Понькаponka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ponka
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