Pontawi Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Pontawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Pontawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pontawi occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pontawi is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Pontawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Pontawi live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 1,581,847. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 55 percent live, National Capital Region, where 31 percent live and Western Visayas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phontawi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Phonthawi | 88 | 14 | / |
| Pontawe | 86 | 882 | / |
| Puntawi | 86 | 32 | / |
| Pantawi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phoonthawi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Panthawi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Pontawee | 80 | 13 | / |
| Phantawi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Phuntawi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pantawai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Poontawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poontawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phanthawi | 75 | 784 | / |
| Poontawee | 75 | 100 | / |
| Phontawee | 75 | 80 | / |
| Phunthawi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Panthawai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Panthawit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phonthawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poonthawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ponthawee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phonthawee | 71 | 355 | / |
| Puntawe | 71 | 104 | / |
| Poonthawee | 71 | 15 | / |
| Phoontawee | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pantawa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pantavi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poutintawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanthawip | 71 | 1 | / |
| Puntabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantawee | 67 | 131 | / |
| Puntawee | 67 | 53 | / |
| Pontavee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phoonthawee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pantavai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puntobai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puntaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoonthawer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantobai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantavis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantabai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pontawi
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