Where Does The Last Name Pontes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pontes (Arabic: بونتيس, Marathi: पॉन्टेस) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ponteš, Pòntes or Póntes. For other possible spellings of Pontes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,525^th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 58,617 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pontes live; 77 percent live in South America and 76 percent live in Luso-South America. Pontes is also the 1,060,447^th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 82 people.

Pontes is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 94,765 people, or 1 in 2,259. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent are found and Ceará, where 10 percent are found. Beside Brazil Pontes is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 15 percent are found and Portugal, where 5 percent are found.

Pontes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pontes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 36,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pontes surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pontes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.65% more than the national average, earning R 360,372 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $24,952,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning $57,236 CAD per year.