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

Ponton (Russian: Понтон) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Pontón or Pontòn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Ponton is the 43,620^th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 611,577 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ponton live; 39 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ponton is also the 1,662,754^th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,769 people, or 1 in 130,899. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 20 percent live and Ecuador, where 13 percent live.

Ponton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ponton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 847 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ponton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ponton surname is principally Presbyterian (25%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ponton last name are 2.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Ponton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning 334,014 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 150.68% more than the national average, earning R 595,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $20,436,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,131 CAD per year.