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
Average Male Ponte Height
173.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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