Pontén Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Pontén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 311 | 1:31,662 | 2,585 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Ponten (295), Pontën (1) & Pontèn (1) are calculated separately.
Pontén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pontén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pontén occurs most in Sweden. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ponten, Pontën or Pontèn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontén? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pontén is the 860,770th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pontén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 31,662. In Sweden Pontén is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 30 percent live, Stockholm County, where 23 percent live and Örebro County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponten | 94 | 295 | / |
| Pontën | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pontèn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pontin | 83 | 2,586 | / |
| Pantén | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pontng | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pointn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ponting | 77 | 4,569 | / |
| Pontion | 77 | 673 | / |
| Pointin | 77 | 441 | / |
| Ponteen | 77 | 92 | / |
| Pontina | 77 | 58 | / |
| Pointen | 77 | 49 | / |
| Ponthin | 77 | 46 | / |
| Ponthen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Pontien | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ponteng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poynten | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phontin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poyntin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pountin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pontyng | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pantn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pointing | 71 | 784 | / |
| Poynting | 71 | 137 | / |
| Potentin | 71 | 11 | / |
| Phontien | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pountien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phontuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phontina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ponthien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potinten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pounting | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pantin | 67 | 4,751 | / |
| Puntin | 67 | 1,788 | / |
| Panten | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Pontim | 67 | 317 | / |
| Pantyn | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pantín | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pontenova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pontem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pounthien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantìn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pantng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phantn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puntyn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pontén
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