Pontos Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Pontos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1591:126,27613,849
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Cyprus261:34,0343,767
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Greece251:443,19258,048
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Pontoş (44), Pontoș (4) & Pontoś (1) are calculated separately.

Pontos (37) may also be a first name.

Pontos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontos (Russian: Понтос) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Pontoş, Pontoș or Pontoś. Click here for further possible spellings of Pontos.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 827,165th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Pontos reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Pontos is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 37 people.

The surname Pontos is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 126,276. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bihor County, where 95 percent reside, Timiș County, where 3 percent reside and Bacău County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Romania this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 8 percent reside and Cyprus, where 8 percent reside.

Pontos Last Name Statistics demography

Pontos earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.77% less than the national average, earning $25,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontoş9444/
Pontoș944/
Pontoś941/
Pontois92670/
Pountos9262/
Phontos924/
Pontous922/
Pontosz921/
Ponto915,359/
Pontoise86155/
Pontohsh863/
Pountous861/
Phontoss861/
Pontoh8311,124/
Pantos832,254/
Pontus831,474/
Puntos831,362/
Phonto83372/
Pontod83361/
Pontoy83340/
Pontas83199/
Pontoo83145/
Pontoi8372/
Pontho8356/
Pontou8346/
Pointo8337/
Pontoc8320/
Pántos8318/
Pontoa836/
Hponto833/
Pounto832/
Pontot831/
Ponnto831/
Poonto831/
Ponthus77852/
Puntous77219/
Ponthou77166/
Pountou7760/
Ponthot7747/
Pontoux7713/
Pontout7712/
Phontho777/
Potento776/
Phontas776/
Ponthoi775/
Phontoh775/
Pantous774/
Pontuis774/
Ponthop774/
Hpontoh773/
Pantojs773/
Pointot772/
Pontuss772/
Phontoi772/
Bpontoh771/
Paantos771/
Phontus771/
Ponthoa771/
Pontooc771/
Pontuse771/
Pountas771/
Posento771/
Pontohh771/
Pantose771/
Panthos771/
Poyntoz770/
Ponteus770/
Panto737,694/
Ponta732,392/
Pomto733/
Pônto731/
Pontasch71332/
Potentas71215/
Pointout71100/
Pointoux7112/
Pontasse7112/
Pantosch7110/
Phonthot716/
Phonthop714/
Phanthos711/
Potęntas711/
Phonthas711/
Pantho672,945/
Puntus672,767/
Pantas672,527/
Pantus671,260/
Pantou67996/
Puntas67807/
Pontac67614/
Pantoš67289/
Phanto67262/
Pontat67243/
Pantoc67157/
Pontau6765/
Phonta6756/
Pantoh6744/
Pantod6735/
Pantoj6735/
Pantoa6733/
Pounta6733/
Pontha6730/
Pantot6723/
Pantoo6718/
Pantoi6714/
Pontah6710/
Pointa676/
Pantoz674/
Pantoş674/
Poomto674/
Paunto673/
Pontap673/
Pantoy672/
Phomto672/
Pomtoy671/
Pontusová671/
Pantoś671/
Pomtoo671/
Pontaz671/
Puntox671/
Poonta671/
Phonthats671/
Pontad671/
Pomtas671/
Pomtus671/
Pontax670/

Pontos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pontos in the Russian language
Понтосpontos-

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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
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  • 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 Pontos
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