Pounton Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Pounton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Pounton (3) may also be a first name.
Pounton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pounton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pounton is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pounton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Pounton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pounton are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 7,463,778th most widely held given name internationally, held by 3 people.
It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Pounton is most prevalent in: Durham, where 50 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 50 percent are found. Beside England Pounton occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Pounton
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