Ponoane Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ponoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4481:4,537894
South Africa4301:125,99514,831
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ponoane (37) may also be a first name.

Ponoane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponoane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponoane is the 398,612th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The last name Ponoane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ponoane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ponoane is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 4,537. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mokhotlong District, where 35 percent reside, Quthing District, where 18 percent reside and Leribe District, where 16 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 49 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ponoane Last Name Statistics demography

Ponoane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.71% less than the national average, earning R 148,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poonoane931/
Ponoan926/
Phongoane886/
Ponoana8610/
Punoane861/
Pungoane801/
Panoan7710,376/
Phungoane7533/
Phongouan752/
Ponoiyang751/
Panohan7112/
Panoaan7110/
Phonoiyang715/
Panouan715/
Panoang713/
Pangoan713/
Poonaon711/
Pongaon711/
Ponouon711/
Ponaoni711/
Ponaaennie711/
Photnoiyang674/
Phangoan671/
Phanouan671/
Panhoanh671/
Panoam6213/
Phuonohong591/
Panogianni591/
Phamhoang5012/

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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 Ponoane
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