Pontsa Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pontsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

Pontsa Last Name Facts

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

Pontsa (Russian: Понца) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pontša. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pontsa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Pontsa is most prevalent in: Free State, where 72 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Pontsa Last Name Statistics demography

Pontsa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.35% less than the national average, earning R 129,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontša941/
Ponts'a9211/
Pont'sa929/
Phontsa925/
Pontsha923/
Potentsa861/
Pantsa83166/
Pontso8372/
Pontsi8327/
Poncsa832/
Pontse831/
Pontsho77615/
Pontshi77441/
Ponts'o7774/
Pountso7731/
Phontsi775/
Pountza775/
Phontso773/
Pont'so772/
Pantsas771/
Puntsaa771/
Pontser771/
Phantsa771/
Puntsah771/
Ponza732,210/
Ponča73111/
Ponca73106/
Putyntsa7172/
Phontshi7162/
Pountzas7145/
Phontsho7111/
Putintsa714/
Pountcha712/
Phantsha712/
Phountso711/
Pontsier711/
Pointset710/
Poncia671,315/
Pantsi67910/
Pantja67148/
Poncza67121/
Pantso67114/
Poncha6766/
Pontjo6758/
Poncea6750/
Puntso6747/
Pantza6742/
Pondza6719/
Pantse6717/
Phonza6713/
Pontzo674/
Ponzsi673/
Pancsa673/
Pointsett673/
Pandsa672/
Pontze671/
Pantsy671/
Pontšo671/
Poncoa671/
Ponzaa671/
Phonca671/
Poncah670/

Pontsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pontsa in the Russian language
Понцаponca-

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pontsa
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