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
The last name Pontan (Russian: Понтан) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant: Pontán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontan? popularity and diffusion
Pontan is the 2,106,139th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Pontan are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Pontan is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 18 people.
The last name Pontan is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Pontan is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 53 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 47 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Thailand, where 21 percent are found.
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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