Pons Surname

7,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pons Surname Definition:

Originated in village of Pons, Lérida, and found as name of village near Urgel. Dates from time of Charlemagne, and is derived from Catalan word for "pont" or bridge, river crossing. Found principally in Catalonia.

Does not mean "marino" from "pontus" but means "quinto" of fifth part.

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Pons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France28,8581:2,302149
Spain28,8241:1,622185
Argentina4,5071:9,484915
United States3,2511:111,49212,115
Cuba2,9461:3,911498
Italy1,6291:37,5426,745
Mexico1,5561:79,7733,349
Dominican Republic1,0631:9,815823
Uruguay9221:3,722435
Brazil7601:281,67710,855
Netherlands7241:23,3253,742
Germany5581:144,27517,409
Chile4151:42,4492,043
Venezuela3281:92,0863,496
Andorra3241:25934
Philippines3161:320,37444,502
England2411:231,19519,235
Belgium1651:69,67711,129
Puerto Rico1471:24,151786
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Israel1271:67,3838,384
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
French Polynesia1041:2,700546
Finland991:55,5226,562
Ecuador971:163,9787,313
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Guatemala851:189,2083,740
Portugal851:122,5685,627
South Africa741:732,13151,520
India571:13,457,287231,997
Gibraltar441:772126
Peru391:814,97817,459
Panama321:122,2584,322
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Ireland211:224,2358,707
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Greece171:651,75273,285
China141:97,665,8265,141
Iceland141:27,1492,069
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Monaco121:3,089236
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Norway81:642,78647,258
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Comoros11:749,524685
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

The alternate forms: Pôns (2) & Poñs (1) are calculated separately.

Pons (281) may also be a first name.

Pons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originated in village of Pons, Lérida, and found as name of village near Urgel. Dates from time of Charlemagne, and is derived from Catalan word for "pont" or bridge, river crossing. Found principally in Catalonia.

Does not mean "marino" from "pontus" but means "quinto" of fifth part.

Catalan name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'bridge' in Latin, from pons or pontis. It comes from Catalonia or Balear in Spain.

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Pons Last Name Facts

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

Pons (Russian: Понс) has its highest incidence in France. It can be rendered as: Pôns or Poñs. Click here for other potential spellings of Pons.

How Common Is The Last Name Pons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,152nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 91,866 people. Pons is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Pons reside; 39 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 528,876th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 281 people.

The last name Pons is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 28,858 people, or 1 in 2,302. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 35 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Outside of France this last name occurs in 105 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Pons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,678 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pons last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pons surname are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pons earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.98% more than the national average, earning €51,645 per year; in Peru they earn 358.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 88,916 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.76% more than the national average, earning R 401,040 per year; in United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $52,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pôns922/
Poñs921/
Ponse891,393/
Poons89158/
Poins8952/
Pouns8946/
Poens8945/
Puons8944/
Pohns8938/
Ponns8914/
Poyns8913/
Phons899/
Ponss899/
Ponst892/
Ppons892/
Pomns891/
Poëns891/
Potens8034/
Poçins8027/
Ponshe8018/
Phonse8017/
Ponsch807/
Ponsse806/
Poinse804/
Potins803/
Poinst801/
Poonsh801/
Ponz751,271/
Pans751,003/
Poms75439/
Puns7538/
Ponx7536/
Ponç751/
Pāns751/
Pottins7321/
Potense7318/
Ponsova736/
Ponsche732/
Pottens731/
Ponsová731/
Pousins731/
Pochins731/
Possens730/
Poutens730/
Poutins730/
Ponce67545,342/
Panse677,201/
Paans671,299/
Ponze67374/
Ponje67308/
Putns67297/
Punse67161/
Punsh6783/
Ponch6781/
Phans6732/
Pansh6713/
Pahns6712/
Phens677/
Pomse672/
Phuns672/
Punns672/
Punsp671/
Pansz671/
Puuns671/
Poums671/
Poussins671/
Ponçe671/
Pooms670/
Punss670/
Pochense670/
Pomss670/

Pons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pons in the Russian language
Понсpons-

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