View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Pontius Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pontius (Oriya: ପନଟିୟୁସ, Russian: Понтиус) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontius? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 118,604^th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,879,202 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Pontius reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 315,870^th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 686 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,186 people, or 1 in 113,766. In The United States Pontius is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Indiana, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Pontius Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pontius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pontius surname grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontius Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pontius surname are 27.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pontius earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.7% more than the national average, earning R 600,504 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $53,860 CAD per year.