Cognomen פונטוס (Pontus 
, פונטוס 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname פונטוס is characteristic of Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and France. In absolute terms, it is commonest in France, Poland, and Indonesia. More prevalently, פונטוס is the forename as well as the last name.