Where Does The Last Name Pontan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pontan (Russian: Понтан) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Pontán. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,106,139^th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is predominantly 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 2,608,198^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea Pontan is most common in: Central, where 53 percent live and Milne Bay, where 47 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Thailand, where 21 percent live.