Pontan Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Pontan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Pontán (8) are calculated separately.
Pontan (18) may also be a first name.
Pontan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pontan (Russian: Понтан) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant: Pontán. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Pontan reside; 44 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 24 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, held by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Central, where 53 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 47 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Thailand, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pontan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pontan in the Russian language | ||
| Понтан | pontan | - |
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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 Pontan
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