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 is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Pontif are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held 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. Apart from France it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 49 percent live.

Pontif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pontif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pontif last name grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pontif surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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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