Pontau Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pontau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pontau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontau is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pontau is the 2,372,517th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pontau are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Pontau is most common in: Maine, where 47 percent live, California, where 33 percent live and Ohio, where 18 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Pontau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pontau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pontau last name expanded 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 with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontaud92173/
Pontaut92110/
Ponteau9248/
Pontaue921/
Pontaux920/
Ponta912,392/
Pontu91153/
Pontault8655/
Pointaux8655/
Ponteaux865/
Pontus831,474/
Pointu83510/
Pontat83243/
Pontay83236/
Pantau83232/
Pontas83199/
Pontue83197/
Pontud83103/
Phonta8356/
Pontut8348/
Pontou8346/
Pounta8333/
Pontha8330/
Pontai8313/
Pontah8310/
Pontea836/
Pointa836/
Pontoa836/
Ponthu833/
Pontap833/
Pontae832/
Pontaz831/
Pountu831/
Puntau831/
Poonta831/
Pontup831/
Pontad831/
Pontheaux8090/
Pointeaux8088/
Potenteau8011/
Potinteau804/
Pointeaud802/
Poineteau801/
Phontha77939/
Pontawe77882/
Phontue77864/
Ponthus77852/
Pontais77296/
Pontuya77244/
Phontai77201/
Pointud77198/
Ponthou77166/
Poontah7764/
Pountou7760/
Pontoya7760/
Ponthai7759/
Potenta7757/
Pontoja7745/
Panteau7733/
Pocenta7724/
Posinta7717/
Pontoux7713/
Pontout7712/
Ponthat777/
Phontas776/
Pontuis774/
Pantaus773/
Pountha773/
Pontaja772/
Poontai772/
Phontad772/
Pontous772/
Pontach772/
Pontuss772/
Pointut772/
Poontat772/
Poontha772/
Ponthap772/
Pondtha771/
Ponteah771/
Pounthu771/
Phontus771/
Poineta771/
Pointeu771/
Ponteya771/
Pontheu771/
Ponthoa771/
Pontoue771/
Pontuch771/
Pontajo771/
Pountas771/
Posintu771/
Phoonta771/
Phontat771/
Ponhtap771/
Ponteas771/
Ponteus770/
Pomtauh770/
Panta7380,105/
Ponto735,359/
Pantu732,164/
Punta731,618/
Puntu73256/
Pomta7322/
Pomtu731/
Phonthat71648/
Phonthai71619/
Potinteu71565/
Pontasch71332/
Potentas71215/
Pointout71100/
Pontojas7193/
Phonthap7178/
Pontawee7113/
Pointoux7112/
Pondthai714/
Pantauji712/
Phonthad712/
Poontawe712/
Poonthat712/
Potentta711/
Ponthaya711/
Pountayi711/
Phointha711/
Phonthaa711/
Pontajas711/
Pontejas711/
Potęntas711/
Pountous711/
Phoontat711/
Phonthas711/
Phonthui711/
Poonthauyat711/
Ponhthai711/
Pauntaux710/
Pontoh6711,124/
Pantea678,657/
Pontiggia673,198/
Pantha673,104/
Puntus672,767/
Pantas672,527/
Pantus671,260/
Pantou67996/
Puntas67807/
Pantuj67699/
Puntay67377/
Phonto67372/
Pontod67361/
Pontoy67340/
Pontos67335/
Phanta67312/
Pantaz67286/
Pântea67262/
Panthu67199/
Pontoo67145/
Puntea67123/
Puntha67114/
Pantai67104/
Pantui67100/
Poontawee67100/
Ponteggia6798/
Pantap6791/
Pantay6788/
Phantu6783/
Phontawee6780/
Puinta6774/
Pantta6772/
Pontoi6772/
Pontie6757/
Pontho6756/
Pontey6750/
Pontoş6744/
Pointo6737/
Phuntu6735/
Pontee6733/
Pantoa6733/
Punthu6728/
Puntou6728/
Pantut6726/
Pantue6726/
Puntuh6723/
Puntui6723/
Pantaa6720/
Puntai6718/
Puntuy6718/
Pantup6716/
Pantuz6712/
Pantah6712/
Puntat6712/
Pantad6710/
Pauntu679/
Puntae678/
Phomta678/
Phomtu677/
Phunta677/
Pannta676/
Pantat675/
Pantae675/
Pontoș674/
Puntue674/
Pantuh673/
Hponto673/
Pandta673/
Paanta672/
Phenta672/
Pounto672/
Paunta672/
Pantuy672/
Phoonthat672/
Pomtha672/
Puntta671/
Putnta671/
Phentu671/
Panntu671/
Pantaj671/
Pontão671/
Panteu671/
Pantud671/
Pantuu671/
Pantéa671/
Pantaş671/
Pantga671/
Panthayut671/
Pãntea671/
Pontot671/
Pontoś671/
Pomtah671/
Ponnto671/
Bpanta671/
Puntah671/
Phonthats671/
Phonthiya671/
Poomta671/
Poonthaya671/
Poonto671/
Ponthawee671/
Pomtap671/
Pomtas671/
Pomtus671/
Pomtut671/
Puntad671/
Puntud671/
Puntup671/
Pantayoud671/
Pasnta671/
Pacenteau670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pontau
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