Pos Surname

87,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,0461:15,3751,388
Netherlands1,0301:16,3952,516
Indonesia6581:200,98719,053
Papua New Guinea6331:12,8811,204
Brazil3421:625,94823,234
Russia2111:683,04858,412
Ukraine1831:248,75832,662
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Slovakia1241:43,0368,092
Czechia1021:104,25017,216
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Canada631:584,85148,473
Spain601:779,20132,544
Portugal571:182,7767,697
India281:27,395,192354,286
Austria261:327,51736,002
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
England151:3,714,537119,675
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China41:341,830,39216,990
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

The alternate forms: Pós (664), Poš (232), Poş (147) & Pòs (2) are calculated separately.

Pos (2,514) may also be a first name.

Pos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pos (Russian: Пось) has its highest incidence in Guatemala. It may appear as a variant: Pós, Poš, Poş or Pòs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,434th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,324,527 people. Pos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 34 percent of Pos are found; 20 percent are found in Western Europe and 20 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 147,159th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 2,514 people.

The surname Pos is most commonly used in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1,046 people, or 1 in 15,375. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Jutiapa Department, where 38 percent are found, Guatemala Department, where 27 percent are found and Quetzaltenango Department, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Guatemala this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Pos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pos last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pos surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Pos earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.67% less than the national average, earning R 186,132 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $55,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pós89664/
Poš89232/
Poş89147/
Pòs892/
Post8665,601/
Pose869,389/
Poss865,596/
Poos862,536/
Pous862,440/
Pots861,492/
Posh861,371/
Pois86670/
Posz86301/
Poes86209/
Pods86111/
Pohs8693/
Phos8651/
Poys8632/
Poës8629/
Počs865/
Posp864/
Posc863/
Posd863/
Bpos862/
Pojs862/
Puos861/
Poxs861/
Hpos861/
Pfos861/
Posx861/
Po8034,866/
Potts7578,366/
Posch7512,488/
Posse756,430/
Poots751,042/
Poshh75952/
Pfost75873/
Potse75770/
Poust75683/
Poist75541/
Poeys75346/
Poths75341/
Poiss75269/
Poush75229/
Poshe75221/
Poosz75171/
Poost75167/
Pohus75100/
Poszt7591/
Pouts7582/
Poise7571/
Pouse7571/
Poose7535/
Posze7527/
Pouss7526/
Poess7526/
Poosh7525/
Poesz7523/
Poysh7522/
Pohts7522/
Phoes7519/
Postt7518/
Pohst7516/
Poits7515/
Phose7511/
Pohse7511/
Posht757/
Poyss757/
Poids755/
Pouds753/
Phoss753/
Poyse752/
Podds752/
Phost752/
Phuos752/
Phosh752/
Posce752/
Pooss751/
Possp751/
Puoss751/
Pouhs751/
Pgoss751/
Phous751/
Phoxs751/
Possš751/
Phosd751/
Poihs751/
Poisz751/
Poišs751/
Potsh751/
Poish750/
Pfous750/
Poyst750/
Phods750/
Pop67252,709/
Pho6736,087/
Poh6723,632/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Pas6713,765/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Poi674,710/
Poc673,463/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Pus671,572/
Pousse671,303/
Pfouts67281/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Posová67140/
Poč67130/
Poesch67115/
Ppo67111/
Poisse67106/
Pox67104/
Poj6779/
Pgo6770/
Pfosch6763/
Poç6758/
Poosch6752/
Posova6751/
Poodts6746/
Pfo6741/
Posche6723/
Poï6720/
Phodse6719/
Poggis6719/
Pooshs6711/
Poî676/
Pottss675/
Pousch675/
Hpo675/
Poá674/
Vpo673/
Bpotts672/
Poushe672/
Photse672/
Poshth671/
Peeous671/
Poutts671/
Pás671/
Püs671/
Poë671/
Poushs671/
Phoose671/
Pfoehs671/
Pfoess671/
Pootts670/
Photts670/
Phouts670/
Pfoust670/

Pos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pos in the Russian language
Посьpos-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pos
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