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

The last name Pontim occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pontim.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 858,879th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pontim reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 563,826th most common first name world-wide, borne by 250 people.

The last name Pontim is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 725,676. In Brazil Pontim is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 67 percent live, Paraná, where 12 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent live. Not including Brazil Pontim is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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
  • 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 Pontim
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