Pontac Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pontac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3671:147,62316,807
France2101:316,29948,089
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Pontac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontac is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pontac click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontac? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 527,543rd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name Pontac is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Pontac live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 147,623. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 87 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Pontac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pontac surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pontac earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.59% less than the national average, earning R 167,316 per year and in United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontacq92401/
Pontack9264/
Pontach922/
Pontacs921/
Pontasch86332/
Pontas83199/
Pontak8375/
Pontoc8320/
Pantac8315/
Pontaz831/
Pontax830/
Pontais77296/
Pontaks7764/
Pontags7760/
Phontas776/
Pontakh775/
Pantack772/
Pointak772/
Pantach771/
Ponteas771/
Pountas771/
Pontooc771/
Ponthak771/
Pontake771/
Pontock770/
Pontaux770/
Pontaque7194/
Pointaux7155/
Pontague7144/
Ponteaux715/
Pantasch713/
Phonthas711/
Pantas672,527/
Pantak67581/
Pontos67335/
Pantaz67286/
Pantoc67157/
Pantag67146/
Pontheaux6790/
Pointeaux6788/
Pontoş6744/
Pontok6727/
Pontakova676/
Phanthack671/
Pomtas671/
Pantaj671/
Pantaş671/
Puntag671/
Puntoc671/
Pontoś671/
Phonthats671/
Phanthach671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pontac
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