Pontikou Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Pontikou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 99 | 1:111,917 | 18,809 |
| Cyprus | 43 | 1:20,579 | 2,325 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Pontikou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontikou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontikou occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontikou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Pontikou occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pontikou reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 111,917. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 78 percent are found, North Aegean, where 16 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Greece it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 30 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontikos | 88 | 274 | / |
| Pantiskou | 82 | 5 | / |
| Pontico | 80 | 208 | / |
| Pontika | 80 | 184 | / |
| Pantiko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pontikas | 75 | 372 | / |
| Ponticos | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ponticus | 75 | 10 | / |
| Panthiko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pontoyko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ponticaud | 71 | 43 | / |
| Pantiskos | 71 | 31 | / |
| Pontikeas | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pantishko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pontica | 67 | 98 | / |
| Pantika | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pantico | 67 | 2 | / |
| Panteko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponticas | 63 | 38 | / |
| Panticut | 63 | 28 | / |
| Panthika | 63 | 21 | / |
| Pantiska | 63 | 7 | / |
| Pointeka | 63 | 3 | / |
| Pantaika | 63 | 3 | / |
| Pantitka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pantesku | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pontecot | 63 | 0 | / |
| Pantiskas | 59 | 81 | / |
| Pantoikga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pontyskaya | 56 | 2 | / |
| Pantica | 53 | 40 | / |
| Panteco | 53 | 21 | / |
| Panteka | 53 | 17 | / |
| Pantesco | 50 | 49 | / |
| Pantescu | 50 | 46 | / |
| Punteska | 50 | 11 | / |
| Pantekas | 50 | 6 | / |
| Pantecut | 50 | 4 | / |
| Pontesca | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pântescu | 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 Pontikou
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