Poncelet Surname

62,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Poncelet Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'little bridge' in French.

Poncelet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,7501:2,420205
France2,4391:27,2343,283
United States3761:963,98771,704
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Luxembourg521:11,1641,923
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Congo111:453,55410,703
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
San Marino11:33,214932
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Poncelet (121) may also be a first name.

Poncelet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'little bridge' in French.

- luisfdconti

Poncelet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poncelet is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poncelet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,302nd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 904,274 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Poncelet are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Poncelet is also the 848,089th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 121 people.

The last name Poncelet is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 4,750 people, or 1 in 2,420. In Belgium Poncelet is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 82 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Belgium it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in France, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Poncelet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poncelet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poncelet last name increased 1,635 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poncelet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poncelet last name are 24.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Poncelet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $41,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $43,754 CAD per year.

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