Ponts Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ponts Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'bridge' in Latin, from pons or pontis. It comes from Catalonia or Balear in Spain.

Ponts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Ponts (10) may also be a first name.

Ponts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'bridge' in Latin, from pons or pontis. It comes from Catalonia or Balear in Spain.

- pomarpc

Ponts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponts (Russian: Понц) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ponts are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ponts is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 86 percent are found, Oregon, where 4 percent are found and Alaska, where 3 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 30 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Ponts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ponts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ponts last name rose 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ponts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ponts are 32.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.21% registered to vote for the party.

Ponts earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Points911,357/
Poynts9135/
Phonts919/
Pounts911/
Pontse911/
Pfonts910/
Pont8916,526/
Pontsch831/
Phontsh831/
Ponte8037,837/
Point808,751/
Ponds801,602/
Pontz80383/
Pondt80125/
Pontt80109/
Pount8066/
Ponth8024/
Pfont8017/
Phont809/
Pants805/
Pontø805/
Punts802/
Poont801/
Ponht801/
Puont801/
Pohynets7731/
Pontsova773/
Pounds7310,189/
Pointe73756/
Poyntz73726/
Poinet73214/
Potent73111/
Poonte7349/
Pocent7319/
Pantse7317/
Puntsh7313/
Pointz739/
Phuont738/
Ponthe738/
Pontte736/
Poynte736/
Posent733/
Poinds733/
Pointt732/
Phants732/
Puonds732/
Phonth732/
Phoncs732/
Pfants731/
Ponnte731/
Pponte731/
Pounte731/
Pointh731/
Poonds731/
Pontze731/
Pontch730/
Pfontz730/
Pountz730/
Pfonte730/
Ponnds730/
Poentz730/
Pant6748,959/
Pond6719,464/
Potente673,635/
Ponz671,271/
Ponc67192/
Posente67133/
Pfountz6783/
Phantse6770/
Pocente6722/
Pánt6714/
Pontová678/
Pontova678/
Pantsch673/
Puntsch672/
D'Ponte672/
Pacents672/
Possent672/
Ponç671/
Phonthe671/
Patents671/
Pontowa671/
Pantshe671/
Pottent670/
Pfontte670/
Poyntze670/

Ponts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ponts in the Russian language
Понцponc-

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