Posas Surname
Approximately 5,746 people bear this surname
Posas Surname User-submission:
The Posas surname in Spanish means 'buttocks'. In Philippines the meaning of posas is 'handcuff'.
Posas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 3,168 | 1:2,783 | 372 |
| Philippines | 1,572 | 1:64,401 | 10,952 |
| United States | 484 | 1:748,882 | 58,523 |
| Mexico | 297 | 1:417,933 | 8,130 |
| Spain | 97 | 1:481,980 | 24,575 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Colombia | 34 | 1:1,405,120 | 10,559 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Posas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Posas surname in Spanish means 'buttocks'. In Philippines the meaning of posas is 'handcuff'.
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Posas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Posas is borne by more people in Honduras than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Posas? popularity and diffusion
Posas is the 84,129th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,268,282 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Posas live; 55 percent live in Central America and 55 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Honduras, where it is borne by 3,168 people, or 1 in 2,783. In Honduras Posas is most prevalent in: Cortés Department, where 28 percent reside, Yoro Department, where 27 percent reside and Atlántida Department, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Honduras Posas exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Posas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Posas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Posas last name rose 6,914 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Posas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Posas surname are 41.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.16% registered with the political party.
The amount Posas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 86.37% more than the national average, earning $42,311,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $37,408 USD per year.
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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
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