Pontal Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pontal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3081:215,65833,528
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pontal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pontal is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 742,570th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Pontal are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 215,658. In France Pontal is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent live, Occitanie, where 16 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent live. Besides France it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Pontal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pontal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pontal surname grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontal Last Name Statistics demography

Pontal earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pointal9224/
Pontale922/
Poontal921/
Phontal921/
Pontall920/
Pontault8655/
Pantal83486/
Puntal83291/
Pontol8311/
Pontalova804/
Pontaille802/
Pantall77341/
Pantale77211/
Panthal7722/
Pantail775/
Phantal774/
Phomtal771/
Ponthol771/
Phoonthale751/
Pomthale71315/
Panthale7191/
Pantasil7141/
Panthail716/
Pantasel711/
Pontocel711/
Pontosel711/
Panthall711/
Pantol67152/
Phunthale6770/
Puntol672/
Pantał671/
Pheunthale634/
Panthattil631/
Panteul62130/
Pantoll6211/
Pantole629/
Panthol621/
Pantool621/
Pauntol621/
Pamthale571/
Phachenthale5677/
Phumthale5311/
Pantoł50328/

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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 Pontal
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