Ponthier Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ponthier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponthier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
France3041:218,49633,949
Belgium1011:113,82816,895
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ponthier (29) may also be a first name.

Ponthier Last Name Facts

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

Ponthier is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponthier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ponthier is the 452,985th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Ponthier is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Ponthier reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ponthier is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

The surname Ponthier is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States Ponthier is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 67 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Ponthier is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 41 percent are found and Belgium, where 13 percent are found.

Ponthier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ponthier last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Ponthier earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $39,697 USD per year.

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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 Ponthier
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