Ponova Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ponova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1531:941,98173,950
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Ponová (1) are calculated separately.

Ponova Last Name Facts

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

Ponova (Georgian: ფონოვა, Russian: Понова) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ponová. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Ponova reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 941,981. In Russia Ponova is most common in: Moscow, where 22 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 7 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Bulgaria, where 4 percent live.

Ponova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ponova last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ponova surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponová941/
Posnova92628/
Pongova926/
Ponnova924/
Pounova923/
Potnova922/
Poinova921/
Poenova921/
Ponov91299/
Pohynova862/
Poisnova861/
Panova8358,445/
Penova831,368/
Posnov83531/
Ponoba8352/
Ponhov8317/
Pongov8310/
Potnov835/
Pounov834/
Poynov834/
Paunova772,794/
Peunova77219/
Pasnova7767/
Pongová7744/
Pangova7731/
Panovas7721/
Pannova7719/
Paenova7710/
Pohnová776/
Ponnava774/
Ponavad773/
Panhova772/
Patnova772/
Ponatva771/
Puinova771/
Ppanova771/
Pontowa771/
Pongovo771/
Panov7354,265/
Ponow7378/
Pánov7329/
Ponab731/
Ponob731/
Ponovost712/
Poongava711/
Pahanova711/
Posennov711/
Panovast710/
Pon6721,284/
Paunov673,023/
Penava671,759/
Peunov67260/
Pánová67165/
Panovs67104/
Pasnov6778/
Panava6776/
Ponaba6755/
Penová6743/
Panowa6741/
Panová6740/
Poonow6730/
Pangov6724/
Pannov6721/
Posnow6711/
Panhov675/
Pohyna671/
Panovo671/
Puoina671/
Panoov671/
Pohnaw671/
Pongof671/
Pongow671/
Ponnab671/
Ponoff671/
Ponowo671/
Patnov671/
Ppanov671/
Phuongová671/
Panuov671/
Poonab671/
Pooina671/

Ponova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponova in the Georgian language
ფონოვაponova-
Ponova in the Russian language
Поноваponova-

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