In Croatia, Ponos families are Croats (from the Island of Krk ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Ponos live in Croatia today, in two households only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Krk on the Island of Krk (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ponos is present in four countries on three continents. The family name "Ponos " is used by some 60 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.