Pontou Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Pontou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pontou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pontou occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pontou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Pontou are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 54 percent reside, Occitanie, where 42 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 4 percent reside. Aside from France this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside and Greece, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Pontou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis