Ponyoka Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ponyoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponyoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3061:50,4527,689
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ponyoka Last Name Facts

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

Ponyoka is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponyoka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ponyoka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ponyoka is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 50,452. In Zimbabwe Ponyoka is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 83 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Ponyoka
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