Ponchon is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ponchon
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: The name is focused in the departments of the Loire and the Somme. Two possibilities: either a place name, probably with the direction of the small bridge (see the town of Ponchon, in the Oise). Is a diminutive of the old Pons first name, Ponce (a locality called Saint-Ponchon in Carpentras).

How popular is Ponchon?

Ponchon is common in France.

Ponchon is ranked 202236 on our list.

Ponchon is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1695 people have been found who wears Ponchon as their family name. Ponchon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
1,527,634 United States2
50,640 Switzerland2
6,266 Luxembourg2
19,046 Ireland2
118,441 Germany2
201,317 England2
21,562 Portugal1
14,644 Tunisia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
171,702 Canada12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
50,444 Argentina90
24,466 Belgium67
Countries with thousands of Ponchon:
6,085 France1,408

Comments

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Bruno Outler
ponchon is a fairly common name, Normandy and Picardy form of small bridge, designated the inhabitant near a bridge too short for -Represents pons, former Christian name and surname, derived from Latin pontius, popularized by two saints of iiie century.

Ponchon Namesakes

  • Alix Ponchon, Actress
  • Raoul Ponchon, Poet
  • Raoul Ponchon, Poet
  • Raoul Ponchon, Poet

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