Ponkina Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Ponkina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponkina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4921:292,93330,154
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Ponkina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponkina (Georgian: პონკინა, Russian: Понькина) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponkina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponkina is the 616,129th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ponkina reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 492 people, or 1 in 292,933. In Russia Ponkina is primarily found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 16 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 9 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Ponkina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ponkina last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ponkina last name are 23.68% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 70.45% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponkina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponkina in the Georgian language
პონკინაponkina-
Ponkina in the Russian language
Понькинаponkina-

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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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  • 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 Ponkina
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