Pontual Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pontual Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontual Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9571:223,6938,657
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pontual (16) may also be a first name.

Pontual Last Name Facts

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

Pontual is found most in Brazil. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontual? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pontual is the 361,170th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. Pontual occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pontual reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 957 people, or 1 in 223,693. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Pernambuco, where 39 percent live, São Paulo, where 22 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 16 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Pontual Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pontual last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Pontual earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.67% more than the national average, earning $74,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pontuale9399/
Puntual86387/
Pomtual861/
Pantual861/
Puntuale801/
Panthual801/
Pandual7113/
Pantwal714/
Pondwal711/
Panthwal6719/
Pandwal5728/
Pandval571/
Pundbal571/
Pandwale531/
Paundwal531/
Pandhwale502/
Pandhvale501/

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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 Pontual
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