Ponz Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Ponz Surname Definition:

A branch of Fitz-Ponce. See Clifford, Vesci, Burgh.

Ponz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7701:60,7175,506
Guatemala2001:80,4132,720
Argentina521:821,98954,134
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
France261:2,554,720189,486
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Austria171:500,90847,931
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ponz (22) may also be a first name.

Ponz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A branch of Fitz-Ponce. See Clifford, Vesci, Burgh.

The Norman People (1874)

Ponz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponz (Russian: Понз) occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,328th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,733,710 people. Ponz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ponz reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 60,717. In Spain Ponz is most prevalent in: Aragon, where 38 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 30 percent are found and Catalonia, where 19 percent are found. Not including Spain Ponz exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Ponz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ponz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ponz surname rose 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ponz last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ponz earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 17.85% more than the national average, earning €35,391 per year and in United States they earn 39.57% more than the national average, earning $60,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontz89383/
Ponze89374/
Poncz8928/
Poyntz80726/
Potenz8046/
Pointz809/
Phonze801/
Poundz801/
Pontze801/
Pountz800/
Pfontz800/
Poinze800/
Pons7579,328/
Punz751,370/
Panz75643/
Ponc75192/
Ponx7536/
Pomz751/
Ponç751/
Pfountz7383/
Potenze7320/
Potencz7316/
Pottinz731/
Poyntze730/
Ponce67545,342/
Ponds671,602/
Ponse671,393/
Ponci67384/
Panze67342/
Ponje67308/
Pfanz67200/
Ponts67175/
Poons67158/
Pantz67133/
Ponczová67100/
Ponch6781/
Poins6752/
Pouns6746/
Poens6745/
Puons6744/
Pohns6738/
Punze6734/
Poinc6726/
Ponns6714/
Poyns6713/
Phanz6712/
Pandz679/
Phons679/
Ponss679/
Pancz676/
Phenz674/
Phunz673/
Ponst672/
Ppons672/
Phonc671/
Pansz671/
Pomns671/
Ponczova671/
Poncë671/
Poëns671/
Paunz671/
Ponçe671/
Pfunz670/
Pounc670/

Ponz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponz in the Russian language
Понзponz-

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