Point Surname
Approximately 8,751 people bear this surname
Point Surname Definition:
1. Probably a corruption of Poyntz. 2. It may signify a small promontory or headland, as Start Point, Goldstone Point, &c.
Point Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,434 | 1:14,980 | 1,568 |
| United States | 922 | 1:393,122 | 34,492 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Haiti | 639 | 1:16,720 | 1,499 |
| Canada | 462 | 1:79,752 | 8,917 |
| India | 343 | 1:2,236,342 | 74,060 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Belgium | 111 | 1:103,573 | 15,679 |
| New Caledonia | 52 | 1:5,312 | 1,081 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 1:273,686 | 2,870 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
Point (1,003) may also be a first name.
Point Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1. Probably a corruption of Poyntz. 2. It may signify a small promontory or headland, as Start Point, Goldstone Point, &c.
Point Demographics
Average Point Salary in
United States
$38,530 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Point Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Point Come From? nationality or country of origin
Point (Arabic: نقط) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Point? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,836th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 832,767 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Point live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 254,051st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,003 people.
The last name Point is most widespread in France, where it is held by 4,434 people, or 1 in 14,980. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent live. Beside France it exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Bangladesh, where 9 percent live.
Point Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Point has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Point Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Point last name are 9.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.29% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Point earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning R 190,440 per year; in United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $44,962 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Point Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Point in the Arabic language | ||
| نقط | nqt | - |
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