Pontens Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pontens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France691:962,648108,938
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pontens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontens has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Pontens is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Pontens are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 962,648. In France Pontens is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 94 percent reside and Occitanie, where 6 percent reside. Besides France this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Pontens
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