Pontaks Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pontaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia461:44,5666,776
Australia181:1,499,76175,721

Pontaks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontaks occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontaks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pontaks is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Pontaks live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 44,566. In Latvia Pontaks is most common in: Vidzeme, where 76 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 9 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Latvia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontak9275/
Pontack8664/
Pontags8660/
Puntaks867/
Pontakh865/
Pantaks862/
Pointak862/
Pontacs861/
Ponthak861/
Pontake861/
Pontac77614/
Pantak77581/
Pontok7727/
Pontax770/
Pontakova756/
Pontacq71401/
Panthak71195/
Pontexs7111/
Pantack712/
Phontok711/
Pontook711/
Pantoks711/
Pantake711/
Pontock710/
Pontaux710/
Pontaque6794/
Pointaux6755/
Pontague6744/
Phonthok676/
Ponteaux675/
Pannthak672/
Paunthak671/
Panthake671/
Phantoks671/

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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 Pontaks
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