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

The last name Ponova (Georgian: ფონოვა, Russian: Понова) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be found as a variant: Ponová. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. Ponova occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Ponova are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 941,981. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 22 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 4 percent reside.

Ponova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ponova last name is primarily 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% registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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 Ponova
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