Pontney Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pontney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pontney Last Name Facts

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

Pontney is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pontney live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 77 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside.

Pontney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pontney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pontney surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Pontney earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pountney932,076/
Pointney931/
Pountneyy884/
Puntney86267/
Pontner8637/
Pantney864/
Pontnoy862/
Pomtney860/
Pountny860/
Pointner803,546/
Poyntner8021/
Pountnay802/
Poumtney801/
Pauntney800/
Puntny770/
Pantny770/
Puntenney75136/
Poinntner751/
Pantner71208/
Pontnau71143/
Pontnou7153/
Pontgni714/
Pantnge712/
Puntner711/
Puntnoy710/
Pfuntner67219/
Peuntner6722/
Puntenny673/
Puintner672/
Pfundtner63213/
Patentnyi6315/
Pfandtner631/
Pantni622/
Pfeundtner591/
Panthna571/
Pantnhi571/
Puntnou571/
Pantnou571/
Pantgni571/
Panthgni5323/
Patentna5318/
Panthngi538/

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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 Pontney
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis