Ponken Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ponken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Ponken Last Name Facts

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

Ponken is found most frequently in Thailand. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ponken.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponken? popularity and diffusion

Ponken is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Ponken are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 4,709,223. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Nonthaburi Province, where 47 percent reside, Songkhla Province, where 27 percent reside and Buriram Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Liberia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phonken924/
Ponkeng923/
Pongken922/
Ponkaen921/
Phonkaen86197/
Phonkeng8678/
Phonkoen8613/
Phongken862/
Poonkuen861/
Ponkin83623/
Panken83305/
Ponkyn8339/
Punken8323/
Poncen836/
Ponkem832/
Pounggken804/
Ponkina77500/
Ponkyna7753/
Pancken7735/
Pankaen7735/
Phanken7727/
Puncken7715/
Pongkin7711/
Punkaen777/
Pankend772/
Phomken771/
Pankien771/
Ponchen771/
Pankoen770/
Phankaen71621/
Phangken7126/
Potemken717/
Pongking716/
Pankienė716/
Posynkin715/
Phankien715/
Potenkin712/
Pongchen711/
Poonking711/
Potenkyn711/
Poonchen711/
Pankin675,356/
Poncin674,447/
Phongking67506/
Pankyn67443/
Punkin6779/
Pancen6765/
Podtynkin6726/
Pochinkin6724/
Pongcheen679/
Punkyn676/
Podtynkyn674/
Phoungkem672/
Poncín671/
Puncen671/
Ponkinova671/
Phongchen671/

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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
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  • 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 Ponken
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