Puent Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Puent Surname User-submission:
This name goes back to the German river Ems, in the North-West of the country. A type of horse-drawn boat that was operated on this river was called "Pünt". The boatman was accordingly called "Pünt" or "Püntmann". A model of such a boat was once on display at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven (Status 1996).
Read More About This SurnamePuent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 296 | 1:1,224,523 | 86,796 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Puent Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name goes back to the German river Ems, in the North-West of the country. A type of horse-drawn boat that was operated on this river was called "Pünt". The boatman was accordingly called "Pünt" or "Püntmann". A model of such a boat was once on display at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven (Status 1996).
In the middle of the 19th century families with the surname "Pünt" emigrated from the shores of the river Ems to the USA, later on changing the "Umlaut ü" in their name into "ue" which is more compatible with the English language and were from then on named "Puent".
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Average Puent Salary in
United States
$45,561 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Puent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puent (Russian: Пуэнт) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Puent click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puent? popularity and diffusion
The surname Puent is the 876,631st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname Puent occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Puent are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Puent is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 38 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and Minnesota, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States Puent occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Puent Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Puent are 7.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.04% being registered with the political party.
Puent earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,561 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Puent Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puent in the Russian language | ||
| Пуэнт | puent | - |
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