Ponkshe Surname

308,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ponkshe Surname User-submission:

The surname Ponkshe derives from the name of the Ponxem village, Goa State, India. The encient Brahmin, resident of a place, near Caspian sea, descended to India via Iran and migrated in India. Settled in Ponxem village. Fed the neighbours and old villagers.

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Ponkshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1631:659,55831,058
United States311:11,692,224454,091
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ponkshe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ponkshe derives from the name of the Ponxem village, Goa State, India. The encient Brahmin, resident of a place, near Caspian sea, descended to India via Iran and migrated in India. Settled in Ponxem village. Fed the neighbours and old villagers. Therefore called as porshe porshe or poshe poshe.

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Ponkshe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponkshe (Marathi: पोक्षे) occurs most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponkshe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponkshe is the 308,323rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,953,877 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ponkshe live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Ponkshe is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,163 people, or 1 in 659,558. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Other than India it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Ponkshe Last Name Statistics demography

Ponkshe earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.59% more than the national average, earning $89,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponnkshe937/
Ponkkshe935/
Ponkse9212/
Pankshe867/
Ponks830/
Paunkshe805/
Pongse776/
Punkse774/
Pankse772/
Phongshei751/
Pankshi7126/
Panksep7125/
Pongsee7116/
Pangshe7112/
Pongseh717/
Pongser715/
Pongsie711/
Pongshi711/
Pongs67641/
Panks67595/
Phongset6762/
Ponxs6713/
Pongsaha6711/
Phongsee6710/
Ponxe673/
Pongsith671/
Pongchey671/
Pongchep671/
Ponkz671/
Ponksova671/
Pongched671/
Potenksy671/
Poingset671/
Posinksi671/

Ponkshe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponkshe in the Marathi language
पोक्षेpokse31.25
पोन्क्षेponkse31.25
पॉंक्षेponkse18.75
पोक्षpoksa6.25
पोेंंक्षेpoemnkse6.25
पोनकशेponakase6.25

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