Pinter Surname

37,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Pinter Surname User-submission:

Pintér is a Hungarian surname. It originates from a profession. A pintér is a person, who makes tuns and tubs from wood and also works with wine. They usually worked for lords. The profession itself is very similar to the cooper, but working with wine makes the difference.

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Pinter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1441:87,4669,855
Austria2,7421:3,106305
Germany1,1161:72,1389,149
Serbia8811:8,110960
Brazil7861:272,35910,480
Slovenia7111:3,499564
Canada5071:72,6748,260
Romania3781:53,1166,562
Italy3321:184,20727,295
Hungary3221:30,4853,331
Croatia3041:13,9102,735
Australia2751:98,16611,125
Slovakia2471:21,6053,475
England2041:273,12821,453
Argentina1851:231,04518,899
Switzerland1251:65,7038,012
Spain1241:377,03321,044
Czechia1191:89,35714,902
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
France791:840,79499,796
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Malta41:107,5681,849
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

The alternate forms: Pintér (24,518) & Pintèr (2) are calculated separately.

Pinter (523) may also be a first name.

Pinter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pintér is a Hungarian surname. It originates from a profession. A pintér is a person, who makes tuns and tubs from wood and also works with wine. They usually worked for lords. The profession itself is very similar to the cooper, but working with wine makes the difference. Originally it was a German word, it is a version of binder.

References: [1], [2].

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Pinter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pinter (Hindi: पिन्टेरा, Russian: Пинтер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Pintér or Pintèr. For other potential spellings of Pinter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pinter is the 37,542nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 519,537 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pinter live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pinter is also the 369,131st most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 523 people.

The last name Pinter is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,144 people, or 1 in 87,466. In The United States Pinter is most numerous in: Illinois, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Pinter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,855 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pinter surname are 4.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinter earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24% more than the national average, earning R 294,672 per year; in United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $53,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pintér9424,518/
Pintèr942/
Pinther92439/
Pindter9288/
Pinteur9220/
Pintier9219/
Pionter929/
Puinter922/
Pienter921/
Pintter920/
Pinte912,882/
Pnter911/
Pinthier8619/
Pintea8313,487/
Penter83940/
Pintes83270/
Pünter83194/
Pionte83163/
Pintre83114/
Pinteš8373/
Pintet8353/
Pynter8339/
Pintir8320/
Pintep838/
Piente834/
Pinted834/
Pintee833/
Pintez832/
Puinte831/
Pintte831/
Pintyr831/
Pinterová80389/
Pinterova80110/
Pnte801/
Penther77421/
Pentier77356/
Pinthet77249/
Puenter7715/
Pünther7710/
Pinthep777/
Pinthei774/
Pintair772/
Pnthier772/
Pyonter771/
Pfenter771/
Pientea771/
Pintesh771/
Pendter771/
Penteer771/
Pennter771/
Pintech771/
Paenter770/
Poenter770/
Pientie770/
Pinta7312,987/
Pinti731,879/
Pente731,014/
Pynte73276/
Pinty7331/
Pintě735/
Pntes732/
Pinté732/
Penthier7131/
Pinteová7115/
Pennther711/
Penteere710/
Puente67105,230/
Pienta67990/
Pintoy67900/
Pîntea67602/
Pintérová67556/
Pented67404/
Pintha67329/
Pentea67294/
Pentes67165/
Penthe67156/
Pienti67117/
Pynthe67116/
Pionti6796/
Pintyi6795/
Pentie6783/
Pintio6770/
Pentei6768/
Pintis6757/
Pintay6753/
Pintíř6745/
Poente6743/
Pintiy6727/
Pintoi6722/
Pentee6716/
Pintai6715/
Pimtet6710/
Pimtee6710/
Pentje679/
Pintýř678/
Pintip678/
Pintii677/
Pintih677/
Peunte677/
Pimtep677/
Pentet676/
Pennte676/
Puinti676/
Pyntir676/
Pimtes676/
Pinnti674/
Pinthy674/
Pintui673/
Pintéš673/
Pentre672/
Pintta672/
Pintti672/
Pionty672/
Penterova672/
Pentey671/
Pindta671/
Pindti671/
Hpinti671/
Pentez671/
Pinthi671/
Pintirova671/
Pintérova671/
Pénteš671/
Pıntea671/
Pimted671/

Pinter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinter in the Hindi language
पिन्टेराpintera-
Pinter in the Russian language
Пинтерpinter-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pinter
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