Pontesta Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Pontesta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Pontesta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontesta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontesta is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Pontesta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontesta? popularity and diffusion
Pontesta is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pontesta are found; 61 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
Pontesta is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,298,668. In Spain Pontesta is mostly concentrated in: Basque Country, where 75 percent are found and Madrid, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Spain this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 37 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontestas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pochintesta | 84 | 214 | / |
| Panteta | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pochintestta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pontetto | 75 | 17 | / |
| Pointexte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantita | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pontito | 67 | 2 | / |
| Panthita | 63 | 5 | / |
| Phanthita | 59 | 3 | / |
| Phanthitha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pantito | 53 | 4 | / |
| Panthito | 50 | 70 | / |
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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 Pontesta
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