Posansky Surname

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

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Posansky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posansky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Posansky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posansky is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Posansky.

How Common Is The Last Name Posansky? popularity and diffusion

Posansky is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Posansky occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Posansky reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil Posansky is most numerous in: Paraná, where 82 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Posansky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Posansky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Posansky surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Posansky
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