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 more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ponten, Pontën or Pontèn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pontén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 860,770th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pontén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 31,662. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 30 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Örebro County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.
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
- 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 Pontén
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