Pointin Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pointin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pointin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3771:176,18827,418
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pointin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pointin is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 676,370th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pointin live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Pointin is most frequent in France, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 176,188. In France Pointin is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 79 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside and Brittany, where 3 percent reside. Beside France it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Pointin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pointin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pointin surname increased 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pointin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pointin last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Pointin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pointing93784/
Pontin922,586/
Pointn921/
Ponting864,569/
Pontion86673/
Paintin86492/
Pontina8658/
Pointen8649/
Pontien8611/
Phontin861/
Poyntin860/
Pountin860/
Painting80628/
Poynting80137/
Potentin8011/
Phontien804/
Pountien801/
Potinten801/
Ponthien801/
Phontina801/
Pounting800/
Pasintin800/
Pantin774,751/
Pontim77317/
Pontén77316/
Ponten77295/
Pontng772/
Pomtin771/
Pontèn771/
Pontën771/
Pounthien751/
Panting712,920/
Pantina711,756/
Painten71280/
Pantion71130/
Ponteen7192/
Ponthen7113/
Ponteng714/
Pantien713/
Paintng713/
Poynten713/
Puentin711/
Payntin711/
Panttin711/
Pienten711/
Poontim711/
Pontyng710/
Paynting67138/
Phantien673/
Pantn673/
Panthien672/
Pujinten672/
Pandting671/
Phontuen671/
Pajantin671/
Pantting670/
Phention670/

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Pointin Reference & Research

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Pointing & Poynting FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pointin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis