Ponte Surname
Approximately 37,837 people bear this surname
Ponte Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'bridge' in Portuguese.
Ponte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 7,172 | 1:4,432 | 725 |
| Brazil | 6,047 | 1:35,402 | 1,466 |
| Portugal | 4,350 | 1:2,395 | 334 |
| United States | 3,528 | 1:102,738 | 11,344 |
| Italy | 3,422 | 1:17,872 | 3,062 |
| Philippines | 2,806 | 1:36,079 | 5,521 |
| Spain | 2,373 | 1:19,702 | 2,168 |
| Argentina | 2,126 | 1:20,105 | 1,700 |
| Venezuela | 1,883 | 1:16,040 | 1,257 |
| Canada | 672 | 1:54,830 | 6,514 |
| France | 669 | 1:99,287 | 14,540 |
| Uruguay | 367 | 1:9,351 | 1,047 |
| Ecuador | 345 | 1:46,104 | 4,557 |
| Ivory Coast | 273 | 1:84,510 | 4,538 |
| Netherlands | 186 | 1:90,791 | 14,945 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Colombia | 179 | 1:266,894 | 5,516 |
| Cuba | 166 | 1:69,414 | 2,503 |
| Israel | 126 | 1:67,918 | 8,444 |
| Panama | 121 | 1:32,333 | 1,849 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Mexico | 87 | 1:1,426,738 | 15,813 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Ponté (8) are calculated separately.
Ponte (924) may also be a first name.
Ponte Surname Meaning
Ponte Demographics
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Ponte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ponte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ponte (Arabic: بونتي, Hindi: पोंटे, Russian: Понте) occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ponté. For other possible spellings of Ponte click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ponte? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,725th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 192,604 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ponte are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 20 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 266,476th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 924 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Peru, where it is carried by 7,172 people, or 1 in 4,432. In Peru it is most numerous in: Lima Province, where 40 percent are found, Áncash Region, where 28 percent are found and La Libertad Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Peru it is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and Portugal, where 11 percent are found.
Ponte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ponte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponte last name grew 9,046 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ponte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ponte last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
Ponte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ponte in the Hindi language | ||
| पोंटे | ponte | - |
| Ponte in the Russian language | ||
| Понте | ponte | - |
| Ponte in the Arabic language | ||
| بونتي | bwnty | - |
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