Pountain Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pountain Surname Definition:

Puntain. H.R. Perhaps originally Pontianus, equivalent to Bridger.

Pountain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3781:147,40214,157
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pountain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Puntain. H.R. Perhaps originally Pontianus, equivalent to Bridger.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pountain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pountain is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pountain? popularity and diffusion

Pountain is the 600,164th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The surname Pountain is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Pountain reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 147,402. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 15 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and Cheshire, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Pountain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pountain has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 402 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pountain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pountain are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Pountain earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,365 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poundtain940/
Pontain937/
Pountan932/
Puntain931/
Pontaine883/
Phontain881/
Poyntain881/
Pountang881/
Pountean881/
Pountien881/
Ponntain880/
Pontan8680/
Puntan8671/
Pouentane8262/
Phontasin824/
Pouentang821/
Pounthien821/
Phonthain821/
Phontan80289/
Pointan80107/
Puntang8089/
Phuntan8074/
Pontine8073/
Ponthin8046/
Ponthan8045/
Pontien8011/
Puntien807/
Punthan805/
Pantain804/
Pontane803/
Pontein802/
Pontang802/
Pauntan801/
Peuntan801/
Punthin801/
Pontean801/
Pountam800/
Pontijon75215/
Paintain75153/
Phonthan75137/
Panthain7591/
Pantaine7563/
Pontojan7540/
Phunthin7539/
Puntasen7538/
Phuntien7513/
Pontayan758/
Phunthan757/
Phuntein754/
Phontien754/
Pontisen752/
Phontang752/
Phuntang752/
Ponteand751/
Ponthien751/
Pantatin751/
Pfuntein751/
Puntahan751/
Puntujan751/
Pontahan751/
Pontajon751/
Pountoun751/
Poonthan751/
Punteang751/
Poumtahn751/
Poomtain751/
Ponthein751/
Punthang751/
Punthien751/
Puntiean751/
Phonthahian741/
Pantan711,487/
Potentine71173/
Pontam7128/
Phontasen7111/
Puntam7110/
Pontán718/
Punthasen717/
Pauntannd711/
Pontanque711/
Pountheam711/
Phontayan711/
Phonthane711/
Phonthang711/
Phonthing711/
Poonthing711/
Ponthayan711/
Pontheian711/
Pomtan711/
Puntayung711/
Pumtan711/
Phantan67286/
Phonthayan67278/
Panthan67194/
Pantang67178/
Ponteen6792/
Phontam6770/
Punthen6764/
Pantane6737/
Pontham6722/
Panthin6715/
Ponthen6713/
Phumtan6712/
Poomtan6711/
Phomtan677/
Puntham676/
Pahantasin675/
Pantine674/
Ponteyn673/
Pantien673/
Pumtang673/
Pontene671/
Puntene671/
Pantant671/
Panthasing671/
Paantan671/
Pantaen671/
Pantean671/
Pottentine670/
Payntan670/

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