Pointor Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Spain

Pointor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pointor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pointor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pointor is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointor? popularity and diffusion

Pointor is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Pointor reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pointor is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Pointor is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 33 percent live.

Pointor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pointor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pointor surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontor923/
Pontoir8669/
Pontore8639/
Poyntor864/
Paintor862/
Pointar861/
Pontoire80262/
Peinthor80214/
Pointard80128/
Pointart808/
Pointure801/
Pointhar801/
Pointeur801/
Paintore800/
Pantor77146/
Pontar7715/
Pomtor777/
Pontur776/
Ponthoire751/
Peintar71114/
Pantore7137/
Payntor7127/
Paintar7118/
Pontart7115/
Ponteur7115/
Pontare7113/
Pantorp7112/
Pontarp717/
Pontard713/
Ponture712/
Ponthar711/
Panthor710/
Pauntor710/
Peinture6790/
Painthar679/
Paiintar674/
Ponthare672/
Peintarr671/
Paintare671/
Peyintar671/
Paintard670/

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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 Pointor
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