Pontoppidan Surname
Approximately 919 people bear this surname
Pontoppidan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 830 | 1:6,801 | 620 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Pontoppidan Demographics
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Pontoppidan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontoppidan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontoppidan is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontoppidan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 386,348th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,929,865 people. The last name Pontoppidan occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pontoppidan live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 6,801. In Denmark Pontoppidan is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 54 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 15 percent live. Other than Denmark it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Pontoppidan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pontoppidan surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pontoppidan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.62% more than the national average, earning 497,028 kr per year and in United States they earn 115.82% more than the national average, earning $93,125 USD per year.
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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
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