Pontife Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Pontife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Pontife (29) may also be a first name.

Pontife Last Name Facts

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

Pontife is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pontife.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontife? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pontife are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 76 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The last name Pontife is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,257,159. In Argentina Pontife is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent reside, Tucumán Province, where 29 percent reside and Córdoba Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Argentina this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontifes93323/
Pontiffe938/
Pontifer930/
Pontif9288/
Pontiff86775/
Pontifi867/
Pontiev861/
Pontifs861/
Pontisf861/
Pontifis8018/
Pantifer801/
Pointiff801/
Pontef771/
Pontev771/
Ponteev7118/
Pantiev7115/
Ponteva7112/
Pantiew711/
Pontesv711/
Pantiff710/
Pantev62318/
Pantib6226/
Pantew621/
Phonthepha5926/
Phonthipha591/
Panteev57467/
Panteva57338/
Phantib571/
Pantuffi5317/
Pasentev532/
Pantoufi531/
Pantipha531/
Panthibh531/
Panthepha50180/
Phanthiph501/

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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 Pontife
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