Puntney Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Puntney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puntney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Puntney Last Name Facts

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

Puntney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Puntney.

How Common Is The Last Name Puntney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 970,883rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Puntney live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Puntney is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 1,383,431. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Nebraska, where 15 percent are found and Indiana, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found.

Puntney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puntney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Puntney surname increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puntney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puntney surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

Puntney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,015 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pountney932,076/
Pauntney930/
Puntny920/
Puntenney88136/
Pountneyy884/
Pontney8613/
Puntner861/
Puntnoy860/
Pountny860/
Pfuntner80219/
Peuntner8022/
Puntenny803/
Puintner802/
Pountnay802/
Poumtney801/
Pfundtner75213/
Pontnoy712/
Puntnou711/
Pfeundtner711/
Pontnau57143/
Pontnou5753/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puntney
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