Ponçon Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ponçon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponçon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France531:1,253,259128,888
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Poncon (200) are calculated separately.

Ponçon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponçon is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Poncon. Click here for further potential spellings of Ponçon.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponçon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponçon is the 2,555,468th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Ponçon occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ponçon are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,253,259. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 45 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Ponçon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ponçon has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ponçon last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poncon94200/
Poinçon922/
Ponson831,866/
Ponzon83258/
Ponjon8316/
Ponchon771,946/
Phonson77808/
Ponzone77502/
Poinson77282/
Ponsone77117/
Poncion7783/
Poincon7775/
Ponsong7754/
Ponsson776/
Phonjon774/
Ponsion772/
Pontson772/
Ponzion771/
Poinzon771/
Ponsont771/
Ponsoun771/
Ponjohn771/
Pohnson771/
Ponjoin770/
Phonsong71759/
Phonchon71236/
Poncione7142/
Poinchon7125/
Pongione7119/
Ponchong719/
Ponzzone717/
Phonjhon714/
Potnzone712/
Potenson711/
Poinsson711/
Poundjon711/
Ponsoong711/
Pounchon711/
Phoonson711/
Phonsonk711/
Poinsong711/
Ponsione711/
Ponsen67841/
Ponsan67271/
Potenzone67226/
Potencion67221/
Ponjan67125/
Pomson67104/
Ponzan6755/
Ponjun6731/
Ponjom6728/
Ponzen6717/
Ponßen6712/
Phonchone6712/
Ponsom6710/
Poncen676/
Phoonsong672/
Potensone672/
Ponsén672/
Ponsun672/
Phonsoong671/
Pottinson671/
Ponchonck671/
Pançan671/
Poinssion671/
Potension671/

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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 Ponçon
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