Around the globe, Pona (Pona 
, Пона 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Pona is habitual in Botswana, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Bulgaria, where it is a rare female name, and South Africa, where it is a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Likewise, Pona is the last name as well as the forename.