Pontares Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pontares Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pontares Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pontares is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontares? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pontares is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Pontares occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pontares are found; 97 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Portugal, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 372,080. Barring Portugal it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontare9313/
Ponteres881,557/
Pontarec8815/
Pontores882/
Ponthare882/
Pontaree881/
Pointaire823/
Pontereas821/
Pontara80505/
Pontari80285/
Pontore8039/
Pantare8023/
Pontary8010/
Pontoire75262/
Panthare75142/
Ponterez75132/
Pantaris7516/
Ponteris7510/
Pantaree757/
Pantarıs751/
Pontasri751/
Pantasre751/
Pontaraj751/
Phonthara718/
Pantharee713/
Phantaree712/
Ponthoire711/
Paanthare711/
Phomtaree711/
Pontheire710/
Pantara6768/
Pantore6737/
Pantari6734/
Phonthasri676/
Phantharee675/
Póntari671/

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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 Pontares
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