Pontife Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Pontife Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
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
The last name Pontife is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontife? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pontife is the 2,909,720th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Pontife is primarily 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 commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,257,159. In Argentina Pontife is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 44 percent live, Tucumán Province, where 29 percent live and Córdoba Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Argentina Pontife exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontifes | 93 | 323 | / |
| Pontiffe | 93 | 8 | / |
| Pontifer | 93 | 0 | / |
| Pontif | 92 | 88 | / |
| Pontiff | 86 | 775 | / |
| Pontifi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pontiev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pontifs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pontisf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pontifis | 80 | 18 | / |
| Pantifer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pointiff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pontef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pontev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ponteev | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pantiev | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ponteva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pantiew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontesv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantiff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pantev | 62 | 318 | / |
| Pantib | 62 | 26 | / |
| Pantew | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phonthepha | 59 | 26 | / |
| Phonthipha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Panteev | 57 | 467 | / |
| Panteva | 57 | 338 | / |
| Phantib | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pantuffi | 53 | 17 | / |
| Pasentev | 53 | 2 | / |
| Pantoufi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pantipha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Panthibh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Panthepha | 50 | 180 | / |
| Phanthiph | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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