Pontaka Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Pontaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 22 | 1:93,184 | 13,456 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Pontaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pontaka is found most frequently in Latvia. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pontaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Pontaka is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pontaka are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The surname Pontaka is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 93,184. In Latvia Pontaka is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 91 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent live and Latgale, where 5 percent live. Other than Latvia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and Cyprus, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantaka | 86 | 49 | / |
| Puntaka | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pontake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pontaski | 80 | 18 | / |
| Panthaka | 80 | 14 | / |
| Pantakas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pointeka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phontako | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pantaika | 80 | 3 | / |
| Panthakai | 75 | 8 | / |
| Puntaca | 71 | 183 | / |
| Panthakhai | 71 | 98 | / |
| Pantoka | 71 | 57 | / |
| Pantaki | 71 | 36 | / |
| Panteka | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pontoko | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pontaco | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phontakhop | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pantake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panthaki | 67 | 640 | / |
| Panthaky | 67 | 230 | / |
| Pontaque | 67 | 94 | / |
| Pantakis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pontosky | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pontoski | 67 | 28 | / |
| Puntakot | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pantoska | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phantako | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pantaket | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pantakit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pantakod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pontoyko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panthake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phentoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punthaky | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pontaka
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