Pointner Surname

127,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pointner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pointner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2,7881:3,054297
Germany6541:123,09715,044
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pointner Last Name Facts

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

Pointner (Russian: Поинтнер) occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,861st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,055,145 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pointner are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 2,788 people, or 1 in 3,054. In Austria it is most numerous in: Upper Austria, where 63 percent live, Vienna, where 11 percent live and Lower Austria, where 8 percent live. Outside of Austria Pointner exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Pointner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pointner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pointner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pointner surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pointner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $39,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $57,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poinntner941/
Pontner9337/
Paintner881,046/
Peintner88849/
Poyntner8821/
Puintner882/
Pointney881/
Pointnerová843/
Peinthner821/
Pantner80208/
Pontney8013/
Pountney752,076/
Peuntner7522/
Peentner759/
Paintney751/
Pfandtner711/
Pfaendtner6768/
Pantney674/
Pontgni674/
Pantnge672/
Pontnoy672/
Pfeundtner671/
Pomtney670/
Pountny670/
Pountnay632/
Poumtney631/
Pauntney630/
Pantni572/
Pantny570/
Panthna531/
Pantnhi531/
Pantgni531/
Panthgni5023/
Panthngi508/

Pointner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pointner in the Russian language
Поинтнерpointner-

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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
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  • 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 Pointner
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