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

Ponton (Russian: Понтон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pontón or Pontòn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Ponton is the 43,620^th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 611,577 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ponton live; 39 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754^th most common first name at a global level It is held by 38 people.

Ponton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,769 people, or 1 in 130,899. In The United States Ponton is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Virginia, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and Ecuador, where 13 percent are found.

Ponton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ponton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 847 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ponton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (25%) in Ireland.

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