Pontien Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Pontien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pontien (16,573) may also be a first name.
Pontien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pontien occurs more in Burundi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontien? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Pontien reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pontien is also the 43,314th most common first name at a global level It is held by 16,573 people.
Pontien is most commonly occurring in Burundi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,451,213. Beside Burundi it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and Haiti, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Pontien
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