Pontiggia Surname

139,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Pontiggia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontiggia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8631:21,3613,713
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Chile501:352,3299,825
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England241:2,321,58686,519
France171:3,907,219231,005
Greece171:651,75273,285
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Monaco71:5,295668
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pontiggia (29) may also be a first name.

Pontiggia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pontiggia occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontiggia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pontiggia is the 139,694th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,278,782 people. The surname Pontiggia is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pontiggia live; 91 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 91 percent live in Italic Europe. Pontiggia is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 29 people.

The last name Pontiggia is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 2,863 people, or 1 in 21,361. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 96 percent reside, Liguria, where 2 percent reside and Piedmont, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Italy this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Pontiggia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pontiggia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 92.12% more than the national average, earning €57,695 per year and in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontigia9491/
Ponteggia8998/
Pontiggio891/
Ponteggi8221/
Pontica7598/
Pontisa751/
Pontijas7141/
Pantgiya711/
Pontay67236/
Pontoi6772/
Pontau6765/
Pontie6757/
Pontai6713/
Pontoa676/
Pontea676/
Pontae672/
Phonthiya671/
Phonthisa671/

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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 Pontiggia
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