Pontsho Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pontsho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontsho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana5411:4,042595
South Africa731:742,16051,964
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pontsho (10,621) may also be a first name.

Pontsho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pontsho is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontsho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 526,921st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pontsho reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 58,844th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 10,621 people.

The surname Pontsho is most widely held in Botswana, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 4,042. Excluding Botswana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Pontsho Last Name Statistics demography

Pontsho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.82% less than the national average, earning R 100,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phontsho9311/
Pontso9272/
Ponts'o8674/
Pountso8631/
Pantsho8619/
Pontsha863/
Phontso863/
Pont'so862/
Pontcho861/
Puntsho861/
Phuntsho805,749/
Phantsho803/
Pontchou802/
Phountso801/
Poncho77725/
Pantso77114/
Pontsa7763/
Puntso7747/
Pontzo774/
Pontšo771/
Ponzho771/
Phuntso71836/
Pantsos7161/
Phoncho7143/
Pantsou7118/
Ponts'a7111/
Pont'sa719/
Pantcho717/
Ponchoo716/
Phontsa715/
Ponchou712/
Ponchoi711/
Puntsah711/
Puntcho711/
Pantsio711/
Panthschot711/
Ponchoy710/
Ponzo679,143/
Ponco67787/
Pantsios67283/
Phonchoi67160/
Pounchou6778/
Phonchoo6711/
Pantchou6711/
Ponço673/
Poonchoo672/
Phantsha672/
Pountcha672/
Ponchuoy671/
Poonchoy671/
Potentsa671/
Pántsios671/
Ponczoth671/
Pondsood671/

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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 Pontsho
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