Ponstein Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ponstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Israel511:167,79717,113
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ponstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponstein is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponstein is the 641,055th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Ponstein are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States Ponstein is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 65 percent are found, Louisiana, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Ponstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ponstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ponstein surname grew 1,779 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ponstein surname are 37.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.13% registered with the political party.

Ponstein earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $48,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponsteen88277/
Panstein88165/
Punstein8846/
Ponstine8828/
Ponstijn889/
Pomstein886/
Ponstien881/
Ponstene880/
Pomsztein829/
Pfunstein826/
Ponstan801/
Patenstein780/
Pamstein754/
Poinstan751/
Panstain751/
Puttenstein74114/
Pumsztein711/
Phunstine710/
Pomstan671/
Poomstan631/
Pamszteyn591/
Pfamstine590/
Panjtan5337/
Punjtan533/
Panchtan501/

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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
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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 Ponstein
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