Pontius Forename

315,870th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Pontius Forename Definition:

Latin (masculine) - The sea.

Pontius Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia-3601:716,56648,802
Uganda
99%
 
2261:181,2256,516
Namibia
100%
201:120,2094,759
United States
100%
141:25,895,498195,258
Philippines
100%
121:8,834,123129,598
South Africa
100%
81:6,816,581127,931
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
Malaysia
100%
61:5,074,990119,899
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
Zimbabwe
100%
41:3,855,95474,439
Russia-41:36,058,42683,389
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892

Pontius (3,878) may also be a surname.

Pontius Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Latin (masculine) - The sea.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Meaning: of the sea.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Latin name, meaning: The fifth [son].

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Pontius Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontiush935/
Ponthius933/
Pointius932/
Pontiusd931/
Pontiu921/
Pountious884/
Pointious882/
Phontious881/
Pantius8626/
Puntius862/
Pomtius861/
Pontieu861/
Ponthieu803/
Pantieus802/
Pantiush801/
Pomtihus801/
Pantiu7716/
Pacentius753/
Ponteüs711/
Pondwisa678/
Bentious671/
Punyatus671/
Panthiou671/
Pointeau671/
Pantyu623/
Pantju621/

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