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 carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontal? popularity and diffusion

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

Pontal is most common in France, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 215,658. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 61 percent reside, Occitanie, where 16 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Pontal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pontal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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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  • 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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