Ponsiano Surname

334,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ponsiano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponsiano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8011:66,0946,984
Brazil1821:1,176,23340,779
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ponsiano (9,187) may also be a first name.

Ponsiano Last Name Facts

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

Ponsiano is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponsiano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 334,403rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ponsiano reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 64,794th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,187 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 66,094. In Tanzania Ponsiano is most common in: Katavi Region, where 41 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 22 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Ponsiano is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Ponsiano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ponsiano are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ponsiano earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponsiana886/
Pansiano883/
Ponseano883/
Ponsiono882/
Pomsiano881/
Ponçiano881/
Ponziana752/
Panziano751/
Ponzianna713/
Potenziana671/
Panjiana6311/
Ponceana635/
Panseanna590/

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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 Ponsiano
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