Pontow Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pontow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4251:189,42521,979
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Pontów (1) are calculated separately.

Pontow Last Name Facts

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

Pontow is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Pontów. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 507,320th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. The last name Pontow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pontow are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pontow is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 189,425. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 25 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Pontow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pontow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pontow surname increased 5,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pontow surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Pontow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontów941/
Pontowa921/
Pantow832,762/
Pontov8367/
Pomtow831/
Pontof831/
Pantouw77916/
Pontawe77882/
Pontova778/
Pantoow777/
Pantowa775/
Pontoff771/
Phantow771/
Pontoft770/
Poontawe712/
Phonthaw711/
Pantov67367/
Puntov6747/
Pantaw6741/
Pantów677/
Pantof676/
Puntob671/
Pantova62310/
Punthaw62123/
Puntova62101/
Pantauw6257/
Pantoff627/
Panthov621/
Pantofe621/
Paantaw621/
Poontab621/
Phantaw621/
Poontaub5767/
Patentov574/
Pfundtova534/
Pantab5088/
Pantub5018/
Puntub505/
Pantav501/

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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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  • 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 Pontow
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