Pontiac Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pontiac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontiac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1081:615,02580,926
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Pontiac (22) may also be a first name.

Pontiac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontiac occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontiac? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,315,412th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Pontiac reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Pontiac is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 615,025. In France Pontiac is primarily concentrated in: Réunion, where 69 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent live. Besides France this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Pontiac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pontiac has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontiac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pontiac surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Pontiac earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontiak862/
Pantiaco801/
Pontiaga801/
Puntiak7139/
Pentiak718/
Pantiag711/
Bontiago6710/
Pontchek678/
Pintiago676/
Pantiago671/
Bantiaco671/
Puntijoch631/
Pontyakova599/
Pontjakova593/
Puntyak571/
Pantyock530/

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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 Pontiac
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