Posakh Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Posakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Posakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Posakh (Russian: Посах) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Posakh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posakh? popularity and diffusion
Posakh is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Posakh live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 950,106. In Belarus Posakh is most prevalent in: Grodno Region, where 80 percent are found, Minsk, where 10 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Belarus this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Posakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posakh in the Russian language | ||
| Посах | posah | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Posakh
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