Pantoja Surname

3,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Colombia

Pantoja Surname Definition:

This is the augmentative of "pan" and means the great God or uniting all of the qualities and virtues of many gods.

Castilian name from Pantoja, a political division of Illescas (Toledo). One branch in Andalusia.

Pantoja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil54,0971:3,957327
Mexico37,5931:3,302455
Colombia29,3291:1,629319
United States11,7361:30,8843,842
Venezuela10,3471:2,919453
Philippines7,4941:13,5091,425
Peru6,4361:4,938805
Ecuador4,1751:3,810644
Spain3,9951:11,7031,362
Bolivia3,8321:2,770474
Cuba3,5381:3,257431
Chile2,5321:6,958737
Argentina1,5921:26,8492,246
Nicaragua6881:8,752674
France3351:198,27730,839
Honduras3021:29,194980
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Puerto Rico971:36,599968
Canada851:433,47837,831
Costa Rica691:69,2761,373
Singapore601:91,7953,674
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Panama321:122,2584,322
England311:1,797,35772,927
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
El Salvador271:234,9592,182
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China61:227,886,92811,701
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Suriname41:138,1547,029
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Pantója (1) are calculated separately.

Pantoja (118) may also be a first name.

Pantoja Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is the augmentative of "pan" and means the great God or uniting all of the qualities and virtues of many gods.

Castilian name from Pantoja, a political division of Illescas (Toledo). One branch in Andalusia.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pantoja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pantoja (Arabic: بانتوجا) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pantója. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pantoja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 40,723 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pantoja reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 30 percent reside in Luso-South America. Pantoja is also the 859,937th most numerous first name in the world, held by 118 people.

Pantoja is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 54,097 people, or 1 in 3,957. In Brazil Pantoja is mostly found in: Pará, where 70 percent reside, Amazonas, where 12 percent reside and Amapá, where 12 percent reside. Other than Brazil it is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent reside and Colombia, where 16 percent reside.

Pantoja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pantoja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pantoja last name expanded 130,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pantoja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pantoja are 42.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pantoja earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,580 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.95% less than the national average, earning $17,719,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.2% less than the national average, earning $36,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.01% less than the national average, earning $45,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pantója951/
Pantojaa934/
Panntoja931/
Pantoija931/
Pantojaz931/
Pasntoja931/
Pantojay931/
Pantoj9235/
Pantoa9233/
Pantojo86893/
Pantoji86740/
Pantoya86141/
Pantosa8683/
Pontoja8645/
Pantaja8627/
Pantuja8624/
Pantoha8618/
Pantoia8616/
Pantoca8611/
Pantija869/
Pantoza867/
Pamtoja867/
Panteja863/
Pantojs863/
Pantoje861/
Pontojas8093/
Panttaja8060/
Panthoji8019/
Pantousa8018/
Pantokha808/
Pamtojas804/
Phantoji803/
Pantogia802/
Panntoji801/
Pantajas801/
Pantojes801/
Pantojos801/
Panttoji801/
Pantajai801/
Pantosah801/
Pantosas801/
Pantea778,657/
Pantou77996/
Pantuj77699/
Pantoe77301/
Pantau77232/
Pantai77104/
Pantay7788/
Pantaa7720/
Pantoi7714/
Pontoa776/
Pantae775/
Pantoy772/
Pantaj771/
Pantej771/
Pantéa771/
Pantousas7534/
Pantajo71454/
Panthai71280/
Panthou71269/
Pantais71208/
Panthoi71195/
Pantaia7169/
Pontoya7160/
Panteah7156/
Pantiya7155/
Pantazo7154/
Pantasa7150/
Pantejo7144/
Pantoso7139/
Phantai7131/
Pantiyo7122/
Pantyia7118/
Phantay7117/
Pantayo7116/
Pantozo7115/
Pantoux7113/
Pantoyo7111/
Pantuha7111/
Pantaya719/
Pantuya717/
Phantae716/
Pantait715/
Pantoio715/
Pantuji715/
Pantaza715/
Panthay715/
Pantaji714/
Pantous714/
Panthea714/
Paintai714/
Pantaai714/
Pantaus713/
Pantayi713/
Pontosa713/
Pantaje712/
Pontaja712/
Pontojo712/
Phantea712/
Panteji711/
Panthoy711/
Pantiji711/
Panttaa711/
Pantout711/
Pantujo711/
Pantază711/
Panteha711/
Panteya711/
Ponthoa711/
Phantoi711/
Phantoy711/
Pantooy711/
Pantead711/
Panthuj711/
Paintoy710/
Phanthai671,331/
Pantoiyo67165/
Phantiya67158/
Pantawee67131/
Panthiya67130/
Paintoux6749/
Pantazos6727/
Pantazou6718/
Phanthay6716/
Pantagia6715/
Pantaiah6712/
Panthaya6712/
Paintaud6712/
Pantayod6712/
Pahantoy679/
Panthayi678/
Phantasa678/
Panthasa677/
Pannthay675/
Pantejos673/
Panthout673/
Pantauji672/
Phontosa672/
Peanthai672/
Panthuji671/
Paintaiy671/
Pantazia671/
Pantgiya671/
Pantheya671/
Panttaje671/
Pantozzo671/
Pantazai671/
Pantazzo671/
Pontajas671/
Pontejas671/
Pantozos671/
Pantajit671/
Pantowet671/
Pantuyoo671/
Pantayos671/
Pantayot671/
Panthuyo671/
Paanthai671/
Pauntaux670/

Pantoja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pantoja in the Arabic language
بانتوجاbantwja-

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