Ponomar Surname

98,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Ponomar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponomar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,7661:16,4582,219
Russia1,7301:83,30810,486
Transnistria871:5,456982
Kazakhstan651:272,03823,403
Belarus471:202,15025,664
Moldova371:96,25311,707
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Ponomar Last Name Facts

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

Ponomar (Russian: Пономарь) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ponomar.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponomar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponomar is the 98,678th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,516,975 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Ponomar are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Ponomar is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 2,766 people, or 1 in 16,458. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 17 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent are found and Transnistria, where 2 percent are found.

Ponomar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ponomar last name are 11.88% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ponomar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $53,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ponomar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponomar in the Russian language
Пономарьponomar-

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