Pontz Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pontz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pontz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Pontz Last Name Facts

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

Pontz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pontz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 749,861st most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Pontz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Pontz live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 1,165,463. In The United States Pontz is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 38 percent are found, Michigan, where 20 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Pontz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pontz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pontz surname increased 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pontz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pontz surname are 25.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.95% being registered with the party.

Pontz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poyntz91726/
Pointz919/
Pontze911/
Pfontz910/
Pountz910/
Ponz891,271/
Pfountz8383/
Poyntze830/
Ponts80175/
Pantz80133/
Poncz8028/
Points731,357/
Pfantz73290/
Pantze7362/
Poynts7335/
Phonts739/
Phantz734/
Pontse731/
Poundz731/
Pounts731/
Pfonts730/
Pontch730/
Panz67643/
Ponc67192/
Potencz6716/
Phantze673/
Ponç671/
Pontsch671/
Phontsh671/
Pfantze670/

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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 Pontz
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