Ponter Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Ponter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3131:178,01316,129
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Jersey101:9,9202,003
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Pontér (6) are calculated separately.

Ponter (12) may also be a first name.

Ponter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ponter (Russian: Понтер) occurs most in England. It may be rendered as a variant: Pontér. For other potential spellings of Ponter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponter? popularity and diffusion

Ponter is the 503,825th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. Ponter occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Ponter reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. Ponter is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 178,013. In England it is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 18 percent reside, West Midlands, where 16 percent reside and Kent, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Ponter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ponter has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ponter last name grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ponter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ponter surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Ponter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 586.83% more than the national average, earning R 1,632,180 per year; in United States they earn 34.42% less than the national average, earning $28,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.39% more than the national average, earning $66,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontér946/
Pointer9211,901/
Poynter928,418/
Pontier922,794/
Ponteur9215/
Ponther9213/
Pounter921/
Pontere921/
Pojnter921/
Ponterz921/
Poenter920/
Ponte9137,837/
Ponthier86749/
Pointier86399/
Pointere8630/
Pointeer868/
Poyneter863/
Poijnter861/
Pointeur861/
Phontier861/
Pontes83124,324/
Panter836,724/
Punter833,539/
Pontet832,319/
Pointe83756/
Pünter83194/
Pontie8357/
Pontey8350/
Poonte8349/
Pontez8337/
Pontre8335/
Pontep8335/
Pontee8333/
Pontje8316/
Ponthe838/
Poynte836/
Pontea836/
Pontte836/
Ponteš835/
Ponted833/
Pounte831/
Pponte831/
Ponnte831/
Pomter830/
Pfonte830/
Ponterova801/
Poceenter801/
Pointhier801/
Bpocenter801/
Pontheire800/
Potente773,635/
Panther772,898/
Pointet771,376/
Pantier77314/
Puntier77272/
Posente77133/
Pontoir7769/
Pointes7766/
Ponthet7752/
Phontee7734/
Ponthie7731/
Pocente7722/
Phanter7721/
Ponthir7718/
Pantere7716/
Pünther7710/
Pointez7710/
Ponttes778/
Ponthep778/
Ponntes776/
Pountey775/
Pfunter775/
Phontet774/
Phontep774/
Pointed773/
Punther773/
Ponteis773/
Poyntes772/
Puinter772/
Pointee772/
D'Ponte772/
Paunter772/
Pontess771/
Pointei771/
Pointie771/
Pointre771/
Pontest771/
Pountie771/
Phontes771/
Phonthe771/
Phunter771/
Panteir771/
Panhter771/
Pointey771/
Ppontes771/
Phontie771/
Pointeu771/
Pontheu771/
Ponttge771/
Ponteit771/
Ponteas771/
Pontees771/
Pointir770/
Pfontte770/
Ponthes770/
Pantter770/
Poynterová752/
Ponti7312,469/
Pante7311,165/
Ponta732,392/
Ponty73898/
Pomte7380/
Ponté738/
Pontí733/
Pãter732/
Phonthep71834/
Possente71359/
Pontoire71262/
Panthier71214/
Ponteggi7121/
Panthere715/
Pantheer714/
Phonthee713/
Pfundter712/
Poonthep712/
Pointair711/
Ponthior711/
Pointtie711/
Patenter711/
Pointije711/
Potentes711/
Phonthet711/
Pocentte711/
Pontthep711/
Pantea678,657/
Pantir671,055/
Pantes67687/
Pontis67632/
Puonti67415/
Pontoy67340/
Panteh67276/
Pântea67262/
Pontio67237/
Pontay67236/
Pantet67226/
Paunte67186/
Phante67168/
Panterova6779/
Pontti6775/
Pantie6775/
Pontoi6772/
Pantee6756/
Pontip6756/
Phonta6756/
Panthe6755/
Pantez6747/
Pfante6744/
Panted6739/
Pounta6733/
Pantey6731/
Pontha6730/
Pointi6714/
Pantge6713/
Pantei6713/
Pontai6713/
Pontiy6712/
Pomtes6712/
Phonty6711/
Puntir679/
Pantre679/
Pantep678/
Peunte677/
Pontit677/
Pointa676/
Pontoa676/
Ponthy676/
Pontiz675/
Pontiš675/
Passinter675/
Pomtee675/
Pounty673/
Pointaire673/
Pomtey673/
Pontih672/
Pantte672/
Pontyi672/
Ponthi671/
Pontid671/
Pasnte671/
Pantej671/
Pointy671/
Pontys671/
Panteu671/
Ponthé671/
Pòntes671/
Póntes671/
Pantyr671/
Pantîr671/
Paante671/
Põtter671/
Pãntea671/
Pumter671/
Ponthoire671/
Pomteh671/
Pomtet671/
Poonta671/
Phoonthep671/
Phonti671/
Pomtep671/
Poynty670/
Pamter670/
Poonty670/

Ponter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponter in the Russian language
Понтерponter-

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