Punt Surname

117,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Punt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the punt,' from residence beside the punt, a kind of boat; compare Shipp. The word was in early use.

Martin del Punt, Fines Roll. 11 Edward I.

1579. George Punte and Margery Goslinge: Marriage Lic.

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Punt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9181:8,8051,117
United States6811:532,24544,270
England4221:132,03313,047
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Thailand1581:447,07878,527
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:84,3448,923
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Pünt (44) are calculated separately.

Punt (92) may also be a first name.

Punt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the punt,' from residence beside the punt, a kind of boat; compare Shipp. The word was in early use.

Martin del Punt, Fines Roll. 11 Edward I.

1579. George Punte and Margery Goslinge: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 the French(Du) Pont= (Of the) Bridge [French pont, Latin pons,-ntis] 2 (occasionally) a contracted form of Punnett, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Point” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A corruption of pont, French, a bridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Pundt; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Punt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punt (Hindi: पुन्त, Marathi: पुिनत, Russian: Пунт) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Pünt. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,825th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,866,209 people. Punt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Punt are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 92 people.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,918 people, or 1 in 8,805. In The Netherlands Punt is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and North Brabant, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Punt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Punt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Punt last name grew 1,419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Punt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punt surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Punt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.59% more than the national average, earning 514,241 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.01% more than the national average, earning R 349,356 per year; in United States they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $45,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pünt9244/
Punte893,150/
Pundt891,545/
Pfunt8979/
Pount8966/
Phunt8914/
Punth896/
Punts892/
Puint892/
Puntt891/
Putnt891/
Puhnt891/
Ppunt891/
Peunt891/
Puntì891/
Paunt890/
Pun8637,282/
Pfundt80857/
Paunte80186/
Puntch8062/
Puntsh8013/
Peunte807/
Phunth803/
Putint801/
Puinte801/
Pounte801/
Pounts801/
Paundt800/
Phundt800/
Puindt800/
Paun7525,872/
Pund7517,133/
Pont7516,526/
Phun7515,690/
Păun757,342/
Pung756,165/
Pune753,786/
Punn752,940/
Puin751,580/
Puun75292/
Peun75165/
Poun75139/
Puyn75123/
Puhn7550/
Pujn7533/
Punh752/
Putn752/
Pumn751/
Pfun751/
Ppun751/
Pgun750/
Puntova73101/
Pfountz7383/
Pucente7318/
Pusente738/
Puntová735/
Puntsch732/
Putente732/
Pussent731/
Phung67324,172/
Pound679,359/
Putin677,805/
Pfund672,922/
Paune67581/
Puing67396/
Paung67291/
Pahun67291/
Poune67140/
Pusin67126/
Pondt67125/
Pussente67119/
Puhyn67119/
Pontt67109/
Phoun67105/
Putyn67102/
Punne67100/
Phuun67100/
Puijn6799/
Putne6792/
Pugne6785/
Poung6774/
Pucin6765/
Pungg6765/
Peung6749/
Pusen6743/
Puine6741/
Punnd6733/
Puten6728/
Pohun6721/
Putim6721/
Phund6719/
Poent6719/
Pauun6718/
Paund6717/
Peune6717/
Pfont6717/
Punhe6715/
Putem6714/
Pundh6712/
Paunk6711/
Pfoun6710/
Phont679/
Pouhn677/
Phaun676/
Phune675/
Pontø675/
Hpaun674/
Phunn674/
Pheun674/
Pfunk673/
Puşin673/
Pungì673/
Punds672/
Punhg672/
Puinn672/
Puimn671/
Phuin671/
Poont671/
Pundtová671/
Pungh671/
Pungy671/
Puune671/
Puunn671/
Ppaun671/
Peund671/
Phunh671/
Puttn671/
Phint671/
Puihn671/
Pgunn671/
Poussint671/
Paussint671/
Ponht671/
Punng671/
Pumte671/
Puscente671/
Pfaun670/
Pgund670/
Pounc670/
Paumn670/

Punt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punt in the Marathi language
पुिनतpuinata-
Punt in the Hindi language
पुन्तpunta85.71
पुन्टpunta14.29
Punt in the Russian language
Пунтpunt-

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