Ponsian Surname
Approximately 3,283 people bear this surname
Ponsian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,261 | 1:16,235 | 2,104 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
Ponsian (1,398) may also be a first name.
Ponsian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponsian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ponsian (Oriya: ପନସିଆନ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponsian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 136,660th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,219,782 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ponsian reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 209,160th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,398 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,261 people, or 1 in 16,235. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 74 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live and Mara Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ponsian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponsian in the Oriya language | ||
| ପନସିଆନ | panasi'ana | - |
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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 Ponsian
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