Posanov Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Posanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Posanov Last Name Facts

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

Posanov (Georgian: ფოსანოვ, Russian: Посанов) occurs most in Georgia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Posanov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Posanov reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 234,097. In Georgia Posanov is most numerous in: Kakheti, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Georgia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Posanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posanov in the Georgian language
ფოსანოვposanov61.54
ფოსანოვიposanovi38.46
Posanov in the Russian language
Посановposanov-

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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
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  • 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 Posanov
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