Poynts Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Poynts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poynts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Poynts Last Name Facts

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

Poynts is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poynts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poynts is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Poynts live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland it is most frequent in: South Lanarkshire, where 47 percent live, East Renfrewshire, where 33 percent live and Glasgow City, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland Poynts exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Poynts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poynts has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poynts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Poynts surname is principally Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

Poynts earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponts91175/
Pohynets8631/
Points831,357/
Poyntz83726/
Poyant83263/
Phonts839/
Poynte836/
Pynets832/
Pounts831/
Pontse831/
Poyent831/
Pfonts830/
Pont8016,526/
Pontsch771/
Phontsh771/
Payants771/
Poyntze770/
Ponte7337,837/
Point738,751/
Ponds731,602/
Pontz73383/
Pondt73125/
Pontt73109/
Pount7366/
Ponth7324/
Poent7319/
Pfont7317/
Phont739/
Pontø735/
Pants735/
Poont731/
Paynt731/
Puont731/
Pyent731/
Ponht731/
Puhynets71101/
Pontsova713/
Pounds6710,189/
Payant671,590/
Pointe67756/
Peynet67726/
Poinet67214/
Paints67195/
Potent67111/
Poonte6749/
Pocent6719/
Pantse6717/
Pointz679/
Phuont678/
Ponthe678/
Paynet677/
Pojent677/
Pontte676/
Peyint675/
Puents674/
Payent674/
Poinds673/
Posent673/
Phoncs672/
Puonds672/
Pointt672/
Phants672/
Phonth672/
Peints672/
Paynte671/
Pounte671/
Pontze671/
Pponte671/
Ponnte671/
Pynett671/
Piyant671/
Peyant671/
Poonds671/
Pointh671/
Pfants671/
Pyoant671/
Pontch670/
Pfontz670/
Pountz670/
Pfonte670/
Ponnds670/
Poentz670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poynts
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