Point Surname

57,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,4341:14,9801,568
United States9221:393,12234,492
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Haiti6391:16,7201,499
Canada4621:79,7528,917
India3431:2,236,34274,060
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Belgium1111:103,57315,679
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Australia271:999,84158,390
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
China111:124,301,9616,553
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Panama41:978,06412,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Points911,357/
Pointe91756/
Poinet91214/
Pointt912/
Pointh911/
Pont8916,526/
Poin89557/
Poiente831/
Ponte8037,837/
Potin804,596/
Poian80750/
Paint80726/
Posin80627/
Ponts80175/
Pondt80125/
Poing80117/
Pontt80109/
Pount8066/
Phoin8039/
Ponth8024/
Poßin8020/
Peint8019/
Poent8019/
Pojin8017/
Pfont8017/
Poyin809/
Phont809/
Poind808/
Poine807/
Pocin807/
Pontø805/
Pient803/
Puint802/
Poion802/
Poont801/
Puont801/
Phint801/
Poinh801/
Ponht801/
Poussint771/
Poissent770/
Pon7521,284/
Possin73692/
Poting73609/
Pottin73563/
Posing73535/
Pochin73381/
Poyant73263/
Paints73195/
Pousin73171/
Potent73111/
Poucin7395/
Peinte7391/
Painte7362/
Poyina7359/
Poutin7354/
Poonte7349/
Potind7337/
Poynts7335/
Pajint7331/
Poiane7329/
Poigne7322/
Pocent7319/
Phosin7318/
Photin7317/
Painth7316/
Peinet7315/
Pasint7313/
Painet7312/
Poying7310/
Paintz7310/
Poußin7310/
Poisen739/
Phonts739/
Poisin738/
Phuont738/
Ponthe738/
Poihyn738/
Pojent737/
Poynte736/
Pontte736/
Pootin736/
Peyint735/
Pocing735/
Potinc735/
Posien735/
Pesint735/
Poggin734/
Poinds733/
Poitin733/
Pouian733/
Posent733/
Poieng732/
Peints732/
Phoisn732/
Phonth732/
Poosin732/
Posind731/
Poiand731/
Patint731/
Peintz731/
Pyoant731/
Paindt731/
Paintt731/
Puinte731/
Poinne731/
Poyent731/
Paiant731/
Paient731/
Pisent731/
Piyant731/
Poinck731/
Poingy731/
Poiten731/
Pojine731/
Pooina731/
Poysin731/
Poytin731/
Pounte731/
Pinhtt731/
Pponte731/
Pounts731/
Pyojin731/
Poiank731/
Pohgin731/
Poisyn731/
Ponnte731/
Puoina731/
Pfonte730/
Pontch730/
Phoing730/
Pojsin730/
Pfonts730/
Puindt730/
Phoisinth711/
Poon67110,235/
Phon6760,142/
Pant6748,959/
Pong6745,723/
Phin6737,814/
Pain6732,899/
Pond6719,464/
Pine6718,072/
Pone675,616/
Poussin675,015/
Pein673,765/
Potente673,635/
Puin671,580/
Pien671,576/
Pohn671,018/
Poen671,011/
Puon67770/
Pouchin67748/
Ponn67718/
Poggian67232/
Potting67222/
Poun67139/
Posente67133/
Pazsint67107/
Pfountz6783/
Possing6775/
Poching6773/
Poschin6762/
Poim6759/
Phosing6749/
Patinte6742/
Picente6738/
Pisente6735/
Poingue6733/
Ponh6731/
Peinnet6728/
Passint6725/
Pinh6722/
Pocente6722/
Pacinte6720/
Poosing6715/
Pánt6714/
Poohina6711/
Phochin6711/
Pontova678/
Pontová678/
Phoihan677/
Poggion676/
Pasient675/
Paindth675/
Pojante675/
Pajinte675/
Poihyna675/
Potn674/
Posingh673/
Poyn673/
Phoiang673/
Poochin673/
Possent672/
Poissin672/
Peinett672/
Poşchin672/
Pogienė672/
D'Ponte672/
Hpon672/
Bpon672/
Poojing672/
Pohieng671/
Poinova671/
Poinque671/
Poychin671/
Poyhina671/
Phayont671/
Phonthe671/
Pousing671/
Pasinte671/
Paisent671/
Piejant671/
Phontsh671/
Poingne671/
Péin671/
Pontowa671/
Pontsch671/
Paiente671/
Pesient671/
Poihang671/
Pjnt671/
Phoying671/
Phohsin671/
Phoihin671/
Pgon671/
Pohsing671/
Pojn671/
Pomn671/
Payinth671/
Pouting670/
Pottent670/
Pheintz670/
Pfontte670/
Painett670/
Paintte670/
Posn670/

Point Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Point in the Arabic language
نقطnqt-

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