Pontu Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Pontu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia721:33,4644,917
Romania351:573,65341,852
France261:2,554,720189,486
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Pontu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name 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. Pontu is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 79 people.

The surname Pontu is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 33,464. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 46 percent are found and Kunene Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Namibia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent are found and France, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontus911,474/
Pointu91510/
Pontud91103/
Pontau9165/
Pontut9148/
Pontou9146/
Ponthu913/
Pountu911/
Pontup911/
Ponthus83852/
Pointud83198/
Pontaud83173/
Ponthou83166/
Pontaut83110/
Pountou8360/
Pontoux8313/
Pontout8312/
Pontuis834/
Pontous832/
Pontuss832/
Pointut832/
Pounthu831/
Phontus831/
Pointeu831/
Pontheu831/
Pontuch831/
Posintu831/
Pontaux830/
Ponteus830/
Pantu802,164/
Puntu80256/
Pomtu801/
Potinteu77565/
Pointout77100/
Pontault7755/
Pointaux7755/
Pointoux7712/
Pountous771/
Phonthui771/
Puntus732,767/
Pantus731,260/
Pantou73996/
Pantuj73699/
Pantau73232/
Panthu73199/
Pontoo73145/
Pantui73100/
Phantu7383/
Phuntu7335/
Punthu7328/
Puntou7328/
Pantut7326/
Puntuh7323/
Puntui7323/
Puntuy7318/
Pantup7316/
Pantuz7312/
Pauntu739/
Phomtu737/
Pantuh733/
Pantuy732/
Phentu731/
Panntu731/
Pontão731/
Panteu731/
Pantud731/
Pantuu731/
Puntau731/
Pomtus731/
Pomtut731/
Puntud731/
Puntup731/
Phanthu671,562/
Panthou67269/
Panthup67253/
Puntous67219/
Phantui6714/
Pantoux6713/
Pantuha6711/
Pantuch678/
Puntush678/
Patintu678/
Phunthu678/
Puntuzs677/
Pantous674/
Panthut674/
Panthuy674/
Pantaus673/
Phanntu673/
Phuntuh673/
Pomtuth673/
Phantud672/
Panteus672/
Puntuss672/
Panteup671/
Pantout671/
Ponťuch671/
Phomtut671/
Pantuss671/
Panthuj671/
Pomtauh670/

Pontu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pontu in the Hindi language
पोन्टूpontu-
Pontu in the Marathi language
पोन्तुpontu66.67
पोनतुponatu33.33

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Footnotes

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