Pontika Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Pontika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 180 | 1:61,554 | 10,313 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pontika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontika is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontika? popularity and diffusion
Pontika is the 1,252,959th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pontika are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
It is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 61,554. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 37 percent reside, Thessaly, where 27 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Greece this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontikas | 93 | 372 | / |
| Pontikeas | 88 | 15 | / |
| Pontiki | 86 | 526 | / |
| Pontica | 86 | 98 | / |
| Pantika | 86 | 43 | / |
| Pontikos | 80 | 274 | / |
| Pontikes | 80 | 186 | / |
| Pontikou | 80 | 144 | / |
| Ponticas | 80 | 38 | / |
| Panthika | 80 | 21 | / |
| Pantiska | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pointeka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pantaika | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pantitka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pontiker | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pantiskas | 75 | 81 | / |
| Ponticaud | 75 | 43 | / |
| Pontickio | 75 | 14 | / |
| Pantoikga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pontico | 71 | 208 | / |
| Pantica | 71 | 40 | / |
| Panteka | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pantike | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pantiki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pontice | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pantuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pantiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponticos | 67 | 23 | / |
| Panthike | 67 | 18 | / |
| Punteska | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pantekas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pontiche | 67 | 5 | / |
| Panthiko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pontesca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantukha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pontoyko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pointice | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pontika
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