Pontzen Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Pontzen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 325 | 1:247,709 | 26,948 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pontzen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontzen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pontzen is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontzen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 788,513th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname Pontzen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pontzen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Pontzen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 247,709. In Germany Pontzen is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent are found, Bavaria, where 1 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Germany Pontzen occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponzen | 92 | 17 | / |
| Pontsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pantzen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pontseng | 80 | 81 | / |
| Pauntzen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ponzon | 77 | 258 | / |
| Ponzin | 77 | 88 | / |
| Ponzan | 77 | 55 | / |
| Panzen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Poncen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ponts'eng | 75 | 34 | / |
| Pont'seng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paunzen | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ponczyn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pontson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poinzon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pondsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Panzien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponchen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poncien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pantzan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pantsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pontsane | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pontsang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pantseng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poonchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pondsend | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pontzen
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