Pontim Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pontim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2951:725,67626,554
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Pontim (250) may also be a first name.

Pontim Last Name Facts

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

Pontim is found most in Brazil. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 858,879th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Pontim occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pontim are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 563,826th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 250 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 725,676. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 67 percent reside, Paraná, where 12 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poontim921/
Phonthim861/
Pontaime861/
Pontin832,586/
Puntim8323/
Pantim8319/
Pontem833/
Pomtim831/
Ponting774,569/
Pontion77673/
Panthim77547/
Pointin77441/
Phontem77370/
Pomthim7791/
Pontina7758/
Ponthin7746/
Phuntim7718/
Pontien7711/
Phantim771/
Pantiem771/
Phontin771/
Poomtim771/
Pountin770/
Poyntin770/
Pointing71784/
Poynting71137/
Phanthim7120/
Potentin7111/
Phontien714/
Panthaim711/
Phonthem711/
Pountien711/
Phoumtim711/
Phontina711/
Ponthien711/
Pounting710/
Pantin674,751/
Pontén67316/
Ponten67295/
Pantem6774/
Pumtim6722/
Puntem672/
Pontng672/
Pounthien671/
Pountheam671/
Pontën671/
Pontèn671/
Phoomthim671/
Pomtin671/
Pointn671/

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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
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  • 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 Pontim
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