Pontif Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pontif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France451:1,476,060142,161
United States431:8,429,278367,833
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pontif (22) may also be a first name.

Pontif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontif occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pontif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Pontif occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Pontif reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

Pontif is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,476,060. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent live, Normandy, where 29 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent live. Beside France this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent live.

Pontif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pontif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pontif surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pontif earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.81% more than the national average, earning $59,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontiff92775/
Pontife9245/
Pontisf921/
Pontifs921/
Pontiffe868/
Pointiff861/
Pontef831/
Pontiev771/
Pantiff770/
Pantib6726/
Pontev671/
Ponteev6218/
Pantiev6215/
Ponteva6212/
Phantib621/
Pontesv621/
Pantiew621/
Panthibh571/
Phanthiph531/
Pantev50318/
Puntev5011/
Pantew501/

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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 Pontif
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