Ponte Surname

14,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Portugal

Ponte Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'bridge' in Portuguese.

Ponte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7,1721:4,432725
Brazil6,0471:35,4021,466
Portugal4,3501:2,395334
United States3,5281:102,73811,344
Italy3,4221:17,8723,062
Philippines2,8061:36,0795,521
Spain2,3731:19,7022,168
Argentina2,1261:20,1051,700
Venezuela1,8831:16,0401,257
Canada6721:54,8306,514
France6691:99,28714,540
Uruguay3671:9,3511,047
Ecuador3451:46,1044,557
Ivory Coast2731:84,5104,538
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Colombia1791:266,8945,516
Cuba1661:69,4142,503
Israel1261:67,9188,444
Panama1211:32,3331,849
England1071:520,73032,731
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Australia691:391,24231,907
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Angola361:749,7002,649
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Chile301:587,21614,299
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
India151:51,137,692512,385
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Ponté (8) are calculated separately.

Ponte (924) may also be a first name.

Ponte Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'bridge' in Portuguese.

- luisfdconti

Ponte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponte (Arabic: بونتي, Hindi: पोंटे, Russian: Понте) is more commonly found in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Ponté. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ponte is the 14,725th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 192,604 people. Ponte is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ponte live; 48 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Andean South America. Ponte is also the 266,476th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 924 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Peru, where it is carried by 7,172 people, or 1 in 4,432. In Peru Ponte is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 40 percent reside, Áncash Region, where 28 percent reside and La Libertad Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Peru this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.

Ponte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ponte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 9,046 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ponte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ponte surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ponte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning €27,891 per year; in Peru they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,988 per year; in South Africa they earn 183.65% more than the national average, earning R 674,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $21,119,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $52,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponté938/
Pontes91124,324/
Pontet912,319/
Pointe91756/
Ponter91652/
Pontie9157/
Pontey9150/
Poonte9149/
Poente9143/
Pontez9137/
Pontep9135/
Pontee9133/
Pontje9116/
Ponthe918/
Poynte916/
Pontea916/
Pontte916/
Ponteš915/
Ponted913/
Pounte911/
Pponte911/
Ponnte911/
Pfonte910/
Pont8916,526/
Pointer8311,901/
Poynter838,418/
Potente833,635/
Pointet831,376/
Posente83133/
Pointes8366/
Ponthet8352/
Phontee8334/
Ponthie8331/
Pocente8322/
Ponther8313/
Pointez8310/
Ponttes838/
Ponthep838/
Ponntes836/
Pountey835/
Phontet834/
Phontep834/
Pointed833/
Ponteis833/
Poyntes832/
Pointee832/
D'Ponte832/
Pontess831/
Pounter831/
Pointei831/
Pointie831/
Pontest831/
Pountie831/
Phontes831/
Phonthe831/
Pointey831/
Pojnter831/
Ppontes831/
Phontie831/
Pointeu831/
Pontheu831/
Ponttge831/
Ponteit831/
Ponteas831/
Pontees831/
Pfontte830/
Ponthes830/
Ponti8012,469/
Pante8011,165/
Point808,751/
Punte803,150/
Ponta802,392/
Ponty80898/
Ponts80175/
Pondt80125/
Pontt80109/
Pomte8080/
Pount8066/
Ponth8024/
Pfont8017/
Phont809/
Pontø805/
Pontí803/
Poont801/
Puont801/
Ponht801/
Phonthep77834/
Possente77359/
Ponteggi7721/
Pointeer778/
Phonthee773/
Poonthep772/
Pointtie771/
Poijnter771/
Pointije771/
Potentes771/
Phonthet771/
Pocentte771/
Pontthep771/
Pantea738,657/
Panter736,724/
Punter733,539/
Points731,357/
Pantes73687/
Pontis73632/
Puonti73415/
Pontoy73340/
Panteh73276/
Pântea73262/
Pontio73237/
Pontay73236/
Pantet73226/
Poinet73214/
Paunte73186/
Phante73168/
Puntes73152/
Puntea73123/
Potent73111/
Pontti7375/
Pantie7375/
Pontoi7372/
Pantee7356/
Pontip7356/
Phonta7356/
Panthe7355/
Pantez7347/
Pfante7344/
Panted7339/
Puntee7337/
Poynts7335/
Pounta7333/
Pantey7331/
Pontha7330/
Pocent7319/
Pointi7314/
Pantge7313/
Pantei7313/
Pontai7313/
Pontiy7312/
Pomtes7312/
Phonty7311/
Phonts739/
Phuont738/
Pantep738/
Peunte737/
Pontit737/
Pointa736/
Pontoa736/
Pontér736/
Ponthy736/
Pontiz735/
Pontiš735/
Pomtee735/
Puntep734/
Pounty733/
Pomtey733/
Posent733/
Puntez733/
Puntie733/
Pointt732/
Pontih732/
Pantte732/
Punted732/
Phonth732/
Pontyi732/
Ponthi731/
Pontid731/
Pasnte731/
Puntey731/
Phente731/
Pantej731/
Pointh731/
Pointy731/
Puinte731/
Pontys731/
Panteu731/
Ponthé731/
Pòntes731/
Póntes731/
Paante731/
Pãntea731/
Pomteh731/
Pomtet731/
Poonta731/
Pounts731/
Phonti731/
Pomtep731/
Poynty730/
Pomter730/
Poonty730/
Pontch730/
Pfonts730/
Poceenter711/
Bpocenter711/
Phoonthep711/
Pant6748,959/
Pond6719,464/
Panther672,898/
Patente671,480/
Phontha67939/
Pontois67670/
Potenti67494/
Phonthi67438/
Panthep67417/
Panthet67359/
Pontais67296/
Phontai67201/
Pacente67161/
Pointis67158/
Pontich67152/
Panthei6785/
Panthey6783/
Pfountz6783/
Panthee6782/
Phontip6767/
Ponthai6759/
Patinte6742/
Posenti6729/
Phanter6721/
Pacinte6720/
Pantess6718/
Pucente6718/
Potencz6716/
Pánt6714/
Pantech6711/
Phanthe6710/
Pomthep6710/
Punttes679/
Pontova678/
Pontová678/
Pusente678/
Ponthip678/
Pocenti677/
Phantes676/
Pfunter675/
Ponthoi675/
Poontip675/
Pantett675/
Phomtep675/
Pontuis674/
Panthea674/
Panthed674/
Pontiss673/
Pasente673/
Phuntee673/
Punther673/
Phomted673/
Pountha673/
Puinter672/
Ponthis672/
Possent672/
Pontaja672/
Poontai672/
Peuntes672/
Putente672/
Paunter672/
Phontoi672/
Phantea672/
Punthed672/
Phuntes672/
Phomtee672/
Poontha672/
Potinti671/
Pomtest671/
Pondtha671/
Ponttis671/
Poyntiz671/
Phunter671/
Pantesh671/
Panthge671/
Panthie671/
Pantthe671/
Panhter671/
Pauntie671/
Pasinte671/
Phontsh671/
Phunteh671/
Punteas671/
Potenty671/
Ponthoa671/
Pontowa671/
Pontsch671/
Pontysz671/
Pon'tio671/
Phuntje671/
Pountip671/
Phoonta671/
Phuntea671/
Phomtet671/
Phantee671/
Poomtep671/
Ponntip671/
Punthep671/
Punthes671/
Puntoey671/
Pantead671/
Pantest671/
Panthes671/
Pantiey671/
Pottent670/
Pandtte670/
Puintes670/
Pantter670/

Ponte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponte in the Hindi language
पोंटेponte-
Ponte in the Russian language
Понтеponte-
Ponte in the Arabic language
بونتيbwnty-

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