Ponsiani Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Ponsiani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 202 | 1:262,087 | 20,938 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ponsiani (110) may also be a first name.
Ponsiani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponsiani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ponsiani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponsiani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ponsiani is the 1,098,270th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. Ponsiani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ponsiani reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ponsiani is also the 895,203rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 110 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 93 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponssiani | 94 | 6 | / |
| Ponsiana | 88 | 6 | / |
| Potenziani | 78 | 885 | / |
| Panziani | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ponziana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ponchioni | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ponzianna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Panjyani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ponchione | 59 | 237 | / |
| Pancahayani | 53 | 10 | / |
| Phachenchiannai | 52 | 172 | / |
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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 Ponsiani
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