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 most common in Scotland. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Poynts click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poynts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Poynts are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

Poynts is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland Poynts is mostly concentrated in: South Lanarkshire, where 47 percent reside, East Renfrewshire, where 33 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 20 percent reside. Other than Scotland this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Poynts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poynts has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poynts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name 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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