Pontay Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Pontay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 223 | 1:453,983 | 55,455 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Pontay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pontay (Russian: Понтай) is most common in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,058,336th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. Pontay is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Pontay are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 453,983. In The Philippines Pontay is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 33 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 23 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pontay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pontay in the Russian language | ||
| Понтай | pontaj | - |
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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 Pontay
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