Pos Surname
Approximately 5,502 people bear this surname
Pos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,046 | 1:15,375 | 1,388 |
| Netherlands | 1,030 | 1:16,395 | 2,516 |
| Indonesia | 658 | 1:200,987 | 19,053 |
| Papua New Guinea | 633 | 1:12,881 | 1,204 |
| Brazil | 342 | 1:625,948 | 23,234 |
| Russia | 211 | 1:683,048 | 58,412 |
| Ukraine | 183 | 1:248,758 | 32,662 |
| South Africa | 181 | 1:299,324 | 28,868 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Slovakia | 124 | 1:43,036 | 8,092 |
| Czechia | 102 | 1:104,250 | 17,216 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| North Macedonia | 14 | 1:150,105 | 11,233 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
The alternate forms: Pós (664), Poš (232), Poş (147) & Pòs (2) are calculated separately.
Pos (2,514) may also be a first name.
Pos Demographics
Average Male Pos Height
171.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pós | 89 | 664 | / |
| Poš | 89 | 232 | / |
| Poş | 89 | 147 | / |
| Pòs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Post | 86 | 65,601 | / |
| Pose | 86 | 9,389 | / |
| Poss | 86 | 5,596 | / |
| Poos | 86 | 2,536 | / |
| Pous | 86 | 2,440 | / |
| Pots | 86 | 1,492 | / |
| Posh | 86 | 1,371 | / |
| Pois | 86 | 670 | / |
| Posz | 86 | 301 | / |
| Poes | 86 | 209 | / |
| Pods | 86 | 111 | / |
| Pohs | 86 | 93 | / |
| Phos | 86 | 51 | / |
| Poys | 86 | 32 | / |
| Poës | 86 | 29 | / |
| Počs | 86 | 5 | / |
| Posp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Posc | 86 | 3 | / |
| Posd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bpos | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pojs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Puos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Poxs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hpos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pfos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Posx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Po | 80 | 34,866 | / |
| Potts | 75 | 78,366 | / |
| Posch | 75 | 12,488 | / |
| Posse | 75 | 6,430 | / |
| Poots | 75 | 1,042 | / |
| Poshh | 75 | 952 | / |
| Pfost | 75 | 873 | / |
| Potse | 75 | 770 | / |
| Poust | 75 | 683 | / |
| Poist | 75 | 541 | / |
| Poeys | 75 | 346 | / |
| Poths | 75 | 341 | / |
| Poiss | 75 | 269 | / |
| Poush | 75 | 229 | / |
| Poshe | 75 | 221 | / |
| Poosz | 75 | 171 | / |
| Poost | 75 | 167 | / |
| Pohus | 75 | 100 | / |
| Poszt | 75 | 91 | / |
| Pouts | 75 | 82 | / |
| Poise | 75 | 71 | / |
| Pouse | 75 | 71 | / |
| Poose | 75 | 35 | / |
| Posze | 75 | 27 | / |
| Pouss | 75 | 26 | / |
| Poess | 75 | 26 | / |
| Poosh | 75 | 25 | / |
| Poesz | 75 | 23 | / |
| Poysh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Pohts | 75 | 22 | / |
| Phoes | 75 | 19 | / |
| Postt | 75 | 18 | / |
| Pohst | 75 | 16 | / |
| Poits | 75 | 15 | / |
| Phose | 75 | 11 | / |
| Pohse | 75 | 11 | / |
| Posht | 75 | 7 | / |
| Poyss | 75 | 7 | / |
| Poids | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pouds | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phoss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poyse | 75 | 2 | / |
| Podds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phost | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phuos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phosh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Posce | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pooss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Possp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puoss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pouhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pgoss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phoxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Possš | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phosd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poihs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poisz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poišs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poish | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pfous | 75 | 0 | / |
| Poyst | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phods | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pop | 67 | 252,709 | / |
| Pho | 67 | 36,087 | / |
| Poh | 67 | 23,632 | / |
| Pot | 67 | 16,485 | / |
| Pou | 67 | 15,031 | / |
| Pas | 67 | 13,765 | / |
| Poo | 67 | 8,897 | / |
| Pod | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Poy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Poi | 67 | 4,710 | / |
| Poc | 67 | 3,463 | / |
| Poz | 67 | 2,206 | / |
| Poa | 67 | 1,653 | / |
| Pus | 67 | 1,572 | / |
| Pousse | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Pfouts | 67 | 281 | / |
| Poß | 67 | 165 | / |
| Puo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Posová | 67 | 140 | / |
| Poč | 67 | 130 | / |
| Poesch | 67 | 115 | / |
| Ppo | 67 | 111 | / |
| Poisse | 67 | 106 | / |
| Pox | 67 | 104 | / |
| Poj | 67 | 79 | / |
| Pgo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Pfosch | 67 | 63 | / |
| Poç | 67 | 58 | / |
| Poosch | 67 | 52 | / |
| Posova | 67 | 51 | / |
| Poodts | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pfo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Posche | 67 | 23 | / |
| Poï | 67 | 20 | / |
| Phodse | 67 | 19 | / |
| Poggis | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pooshs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poî | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pottss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pousch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hpo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vpo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bpotts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poushe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Photse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poshth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peeous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poutts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Püs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poushs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pootts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Photts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phouts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfoust | 67 | 0 | / |
Pos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pos in the Russian language | ||
| Пось | pos | - |
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Footnotes
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