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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PONTIUS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pontius is ranked #13246 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pontius surname appeared 2,305 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Pontius.

    95% or 2,190 total occurrences were White.
    2.2% or 51 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 36 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pontius in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pontius in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Pontius in a Sentence

  1. Barry Loudermilk:

    During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than Democrats have afforded this president in this process.

  2. Alan Rickman:

    ( Reuters) John said there would be leopards today, Teigen tweeted on Monday. But it's lepers. I uh, am not good with the Bible. Teigen posted the photos before visiting John Legend, singer John Legend, on the set of NBC's upcoming live version of the hit musical. Heading to Jesus Christ Superstar rehearsals ! Jesus flies today. I got ta see this, tweeted Teigen. The special also features rocker Alice Cooper as King Herod, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. Cooperrecently spoke about his inspirationfor playing Herod, which he first played in a 1996 London production of the play. He revealed that his inspiration for the role comes from Alan Rickman's portrayal of Professor Snape in Harry Potter. When I first heard about it, I thought Alan Rickman — that condescending sort of arrogant character — and I kind of fashioned what I would do after what I thought Alan Rickman would do if Alan Rickman were alive.

  3. Lopez Obrador:

    But it's not our business, and I'm not Pontius Pilate either.

  4. Barry Loudermilk:

    When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers.

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