Pönisch Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pönisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pönisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9131:88,17711,113
Austria211:405,49741,758
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Ponisch (32) are calculated separately.

Pönisch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pönisch occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Ponisch. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pönisch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pönisch is the 378,966th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pönisch live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Pönisch is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 913 people, or 1 in 88,177. In Germany Pönisch is mostly found in: Saxony, where 64 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany Pönisch occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponisch9532/
Pönitsch9320/
Pöhnisch9315/
Penisch8686/
Panisch8677/
Poenisch80250/
Pahnisch8018/
Panish77448/
Ponish7793/
Penish7713/
Ponesch7143/
Phanish718/
Pahnish714/
Poenish711/
Pannish711/
Ponnish711/
Panis6713,723/
Penis67894/
Ponis67314/
Panih67154/
Pahanish67104/
Penih678/
Pöniz676/
Pönip676/
Ponih673/

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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
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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 Pönisch
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