Pontas Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Pontas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 109 | 1:928,791 | 82,877 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Pontas (1,123) may also be a first name.
Pontas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pontas (Marathi: पोन्टस, Russian: Понтас) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pontas is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Pontas live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pontas is also the 237,850th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 1,123 people.
This surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 928,791. In The Philippines Pontas is primarily found in: Caraga, where 36 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 34 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines Pontas is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Greece, where 10 percent are found.
Pontas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pontas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pontas surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pontas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pontas in the Marathi language | ||
| पोन्टस | pontasa | - |
| Pontas in the Russian language | ||
| Понтас | pontas | - |
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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 Pontas
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