Ponyzhai Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ponyzhai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponyzhai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine641:711,29274,219
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ponyzhai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponyzhai occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponyzhai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ponyzhai is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ponyzhai live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 711,292. In Ukraine Ponyzhai is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 94 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponyza867/
Ponezha80200/
Panayzai752/
Ponezi718/
Panyochai715/
Poneza711/
Phonechai711/
Panyza711/
Panizai671,479/
Panezai67443/
Panezha67127/
Pongeza6795/
Pongezi6710/
Ponnezhath677/
Ponichi672/
Ponezzi671/
Ponesai671/

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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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  • 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 Ponyzhai
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