Pongratz Surname

82,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pongratz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongratz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9461:20,4022,704
Austria1,0441:8,1571,039
United States6631:546,69545,249
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Sweden191:518,25037,550
France181:3,690,151224,666
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Pongrátz (18) are calculated separately.

Pongratz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pongratz is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Pongrátz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongratz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,825th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,246,587 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Pongratz live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,946 people, or 1 in 20,402. In Germany Pongratz is most common in: Bavaria, where 78 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Pongratz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pongratz surname are 5.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pongratz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pongrátz9618/
Pongraz9326/
Pongracz881,236/
Pangratz88561/
Pongretz883/
Pongrats882/
Pongrotz881/
Pongrazz881/
Pomgratz881/
Ponggracz822/
Pongrac801,588/
Pangraz8066/
Pongrácz753,374/
Pangrats753/
Pongrecz751/
Pongràcz751/
Pomgracz751/
Pongraczova749/
Phongrach711/
Pangratts711/
Pangrac67268/
Pongrác67104/
Pongracova677/
Pongráczová63109/
Pangracs6366/
Pangrach635/
Phangrach591/
Pongrácová5667/
Pangracová5647/
Pangracova5623/
Pangrác53296/

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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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  • 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 Pongratz
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