Ponston Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ponston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Ponston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ponston is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponston? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Ponston is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ponston reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 6,642,272. In France Ponston is most frequent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 80 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent are found. Other than France Ponston occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Ponston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ponston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponston surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Ponston
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