Pontian Surname
Approximately 4,195 people bear this surname
Pontian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,151 | 1:12,754 | 1,659 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pontian (678) may also be a first name.
Pontian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontian occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pontian click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,769th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,737,198 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pontian are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 318,141st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 678 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,151 people, or 1 in 12,754. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 91 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiang | 93 | 25 | / |
| Pontiaan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Poontian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Phonthian | 88 | 31 | / |
| Poonthian | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pontion | 86 | 673 | / |
| Pantian | 86 | 21 | / |
| Puntian | 86 | 13 | / |
| Pontean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phonthiang | 82 | 175 | / |
| Panthian | 80 | 311 | / |
| Pontijon | 80 | 215 | / |
| Pontihon | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pontyane | 80 | 7 | / |
| Punthian | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pantiang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pantijan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phontiam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pountean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pontajon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pantiane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puntihan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puntiean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phanthian | 75 | 589 | / |
| Phunthian | 75 | 279 | / |
| Panthiang | 75 | 41 | / |
| Patintian | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phonthiam | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phanthiang | 71 | 244 | / |
| Pantion | 71 | 130 | / |
| Pantión | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pumtian | 71 | 5 | / |
| Puntiam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pantiam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pamtian | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pantean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phoomthian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontejon | 67 | 344 | / |
| Panthiam | 67 | 196 | / |
| Pontehon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phantean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pantiong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Punthiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantjane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuinthiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuntiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pontheon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phention | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pontian
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