Pountey Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Pountey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Pountey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pountey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pountey occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pountey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pountey is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Pountey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pountey live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Pountey is primarily found in: Leicestershire, where 50 percent are found and Merseyside, where 50 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Pountey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pountey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pountey last name declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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