Punt Surname
Approximately 3,905 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePunt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,918 | 1:8,805 | 1,117 |
| United States | 681 | 1:532,245 | 44,270 |
| England | 422 | 1:132,033 | 13,047 |
| South Africa | 304 | 1:178,216 | 19,593 |
| Thailand | 158 | 1:447,078 | 78,527 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 289 | 1:84,344 | 8,923 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
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).
(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.
“Point” in Dutch.
A corruption of pont, French, a bridge.
From the German, Pundt; a personal name.
Punt Demographics
Average Punt Salary in
United States
$45,359 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pünt | 92 | 44 | / |
| Punte | 89 | 3,150 | / |
| Pundt | 89 | 1,545 | / |
| Pfunt | 89 | 79 | / |
| Pount | 89 | 66 | / |
| Phunt | 89 | 14 | / |
| Punth | 89 | 6 | / |
| Punts | 89 | 2 | / |
| Puint | 89 | 2 | / |
| Puntt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Putnt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Puhnt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ppunt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peunt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Puntì | 89 | 1 | / |
| Paunt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pun | 86 | 37,282 | / |
| Pfundt | 80 | 857 | / |
| Paunte | 80 | 186 | / |
| Puntch | 80 | 62 | / |
| Puntsh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Peunte | 80 | 7 | / |
| Phunth | 80 | 3 | / |
| Putint | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puinte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pounte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pounts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paundt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Phundt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Puindt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Paun | 75 | 25,872 | / |
| Pund | 75 | 17,133 | / |
| Pont | 75 | 16,526 | / |
| Phun | 75 | 15,690 | / |
| Păun | 75 | 7,342 | / |
| Pung | 75 | 6,165 | / |
| Pune | 75 | 3,786 | / |
| Punn | 75 | 2,940 | / |
| Puin | 75 | 1,580 | / |
| Puun | 75 | 292 | / |
| Peun | 75 | 165 | / |
| Poun | 75 | 139 | / |
| Puyn | 75 | 123 | / |
| Puhn | 75 | 50 | / |
| Pujn | 75 | 33 | / |
| Punh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Putn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pumn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pgun | 75 | 0 | / |
| Puntova | 73 | 101 | / |
| Pfountz | 73 | 83 | / |
| Pucente | 73 | 18 | / |
| Pusente | 73 | 8 | / |
| Puntová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Puntsch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Putente | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pussent | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phung | 67 | 324,172 | / |
| Pound | 67 | 9,359 | / |
| Putin | 67 | 7,805 | / |
| Pfund | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Paune | 67 | 581 | / |
| Puing | 67 | 396 | / |
| Paung | 67 | 291 | / |
| Pahun | 67 | 291 | / |
| Poune | 67 | 140 | / |
| Pusin | 67 | 126 | / |
| Pondt | 67 | 125 | / |
| Pussente | 67 | 119 | / |
| Puhyn | 67 | 119 | / |
| Pontt | 67 | 109 | / |
| Phoun | 67 | 105 | / |
| Putyn | 67 | 102 | / |
| Punne | 67 | 100 | / |
| Phuun | 67 | 100 | / |
| Puijn | 67 | 99 | / |
| Putne | 67 | 92 | / |
| Pugne | 67 | 85 | / |
| Poung | 67 | 74 | / |
| Pucin | 67 | 65 | / |
| Pungg | 67 | 65 | / |
| Peung | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pusen | 67 | 43 | / |
| Puine | 67 | 41 | / |
| Punnd | 67 | 33 | / |
| Puten | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pohun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Putim | 67 | 21 | / |
| Phund | 67 | 19 | / |
| Poent | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pauun | 67 | 18 | / |
| Paund | 67 | 17 | / |
| Peune | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pfont | 67 | 17 | / |
| Punhe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Putem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pundh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Paunk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pfoun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phont | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pouhn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phaun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pontø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hpaun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phunn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pheun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfunk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puşin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pungì | 67 | 3 | / |
| Punds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Punhg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puinn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puimn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pundtová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pungh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pungy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puunn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phunh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puttn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puihn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pgunn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poussint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paussint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ponht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Punng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pumte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puscente | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfaun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pgund | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pounc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Paumn | 67 | 0 | / |
Punt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Punt in the Marathi language | ||
| पुिनत | puinata | - |
| Punt in the Hindi language | ||
| पुन्त | punta | 85.71 |
| पुन्ट | punta | 14.29 |
| Punt in the Russian language | ||
| Пунт | punt | - |
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