The Ponthier surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 255 people carried this name — #71,372 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 260 people named Ponthier.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Corrèze.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3

Corrèze 75

Aisne 37

Oise 31

Paris 26

Somme 15

Nord 14

Loiret 12

Dordogne 10

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 26 people named Ponthier live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 9

Liège 6

Namur 6

Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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