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
Pontu (Hindi: पोन्टू, Marathi: पोन्तु) occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pontu is the 1,415,499th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Pontu occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Pontu reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 79 people.
This surname is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 33,464. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent live, Khomas Region, where 46 percent live and Kunene Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Namibia it is found 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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