Pointu Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pointu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pointu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4481:148,26522,961
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Pointu (23) may also be a first name.

Pointu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pointu occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pointu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pointu is the 607,405th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. Pointu is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Pointu are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 148,265. In France Pointu is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 10 percent are found. Besides France this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pointud92198/
Pointut922/
Posintu921/
Pointeu921/
Pontu91153/
Potinteu86565/
Pointout86100/
Pointaux8655/
Pointoux8612/
Pontus831,474/
Pontud83103/
Pontau8365/
Pontut8348/
Pontou8346/
Ponthu833/
Phintu832/
Peintu831/
Paintu831/
Pountu831/
Pontup831/
Ponthus77852/
Phinthu77187/
Pontaud77173/
Ponthou77166/
Pontaut77110/
Pountou7760/
Pontoux7713/
Pontout7712/
Patintu778/
Pontuis774/
Pontuss772/
Pontous772/
Phontus771/
Pitintu771/
Phaintu771/
Peyintu771/
Pounthu771/
Pontheu771/
Pontuch771/
Paintup770/
Ponteus770/
Pontaux770/
Pantu732,164/
Pomtu731/
Pontault7155/
Paintoux7149/
Paintaud7112/
Peintaud717/
Pasintup713/
Pountous711/
Phinthui711/
Phonthui711/
Phatintu711/
Patinthu711/
Pantus671,260/
Pantou67996/
Pantuj67699/
Pantau67232/
Panthu67199/
Pontoo67145/
Pantui67100/
Phantu6783/
Phatinthu6731/
Pantut6726/
Pantup6716/
Pantuz6712/
Pauntu679/
Phomtu677/
Paentu675/
Pantuh673/
Pantuy672/
Panntu671/
Phentu671/
Pontão671/
Panteu671/
Pantud671/
Pantuu671/
Pomtus671/
Pomtut671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pointu
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