Pontu Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Pontu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 72 | 1:33,464 | 4,917 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pontu (79) may also be a first name.
Pontu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontu (Hindi: पोन्टू, Marathi: पोन्तु) is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,415,499th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Pontu live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 79 people.
The last name Pontu is most widely held in Namibia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 33,464. In Namibia Pontu is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent live, Khomas Region, where 46 percent live and Kunene Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 23 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pontu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pontu in the Hindi language | ||
| पोन्टू | pontu | - |
| Pontu in the Marathi language | ||
| पोन्तु | pontu | 66.67 |
| पोनतु | ponatu | 33.33 |
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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 Pontu
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