View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Pontau occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 2,372,517^th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pontau live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 47 percent are found, California, where 33 percent are found and Ohio, where 18 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Pontau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pontau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pontau surname increased 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pontau surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pontau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.