Ponsold Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Ponsold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ponsold Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1931:44,1217,060
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ponsold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponsold is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ponsold click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponsold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ponsold is the 1,125,333rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Ponsold occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ponsold live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ponsold is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 44,121. In Austria it is most numerous in: Styria, where 93 percent live, Lower Austria, where 4 percent live and Salzburg, where 1 percent live. Besides Austria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Ponsold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ponsold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponsold last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponsoldt9322/
Ponsol923/
Ponsole8664/
Ponsoll8625/
Pansold8611/
Phonsol861/
Pounsol861/
Ponzold861/
Ponsolle80489/
Ponsal77105/
Poncol7777/
Ponzol7713/
Pansol7711/
Ponjol773/
Ponjole7115/
Ponzole719/
Pansole716/
Hponcol713/
Ponchol712/
Pansiol711/
Ponsalle6716/
Phonzole672/
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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 Ponsold
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