Posas Surname

84,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Posas Surname User-submission:

The Posas surname in Spanish means 'buttocks'. In Philippines the meaning of posas is 'handcuff'.

Posas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras3,1681:2,783372
Philippines1,5721:64,40110,952
United States4841:748,88258,523
Mexico2971:417,9338,130
Spain971:481,98024,575
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Colombia341:1,405,12010,559
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Possas91681/
Pousas9142/
Posaas916/
Posads915/
Poscas913/
Posias912/
Poshas911/
Posa898,269/
Poshash83217/
Pousias8321/
Poussas838/
Potsais831/
Phosaas831/
Posso8016,631/
Pozas806,242/
Phosa804,762/
Pojas804,445/
Possa803,055/
Pousa802,782/
Poosa802,609/
Posca801,690/
Posat801,344/
Posos801,235/
Posea801,124/
Poças80973/
Posia80955/
Pocas80928/
Posai80406/
Posha80387/
Poisa80384/
Pohsa80295/
Posza80139/
Posad80120/
Pasas80109/
Pesas8093/
Posaa8090/
Posac8086/
Pozsa8082/
Poysa8045/
Posaz8044/
Potsa8038/
Pusas8021/
Posay8018/
Posah8013/
Posoa8011/
Posau8011/
Počas802/
Puosa802/
Posap802/
Posga801/
Poshashe7717/
Potschas777/
Phocas734,850/
Passas731,998/
Pozash731,736/
Poisay731,514/
Photsa73430/
Phosai73425/
Possoz73289/
Poshai73262/
Patsas73226/
Posgay73210/
Pousaz73205/
Phosha73184/
Poisat73174/
Poussa73164/
Potsos73146/
Possos73141/
Puosso73121/
Poisso73111/
Pausas7371/
Pogias7369/
Possot7365/
Posgai7363/
Poshat7361/
Potsap7355/
Poshad7350/
Potsad7344/
Poysat7338/
Phosap7338/
Pouzas7336/
Pousga7335/
Poshja7332/
Poscha7331/
Pozsga7328/
Possou7328/
Possat7327/
Pousia7326/
Phoosa7326/
Possey7324/
Pasase7322/
Poisac7321/
Pousha7319/
Phosay7318/
Pousai7317/
Phusas7317/
Possai7316/
Pocias7316/
Pussas7314/
Pôssas7312/
Posseu7312/
Poosai7310/
Pochas7310/
Poosat7310/
Posait739/
Phosoa738/
Poshah738/
Possap737/
Possea737/
Posios736/
Phosaa736/
Poisah736/
Pessas735/
Phousa735/
Potsai735/
Pousso735/
Poosaa734/
Posooa734/
Poosha734/
Pazoss734/
Posaat734/
Phasas733/
Poisau733/
Pasasd732/
Potsah732/
Poojas732/
Poseys732/
Possão732/
Pasais732/
Pousos732/
Potsha732/
Phosat732/
Possad731/
Posaut731/
Poshap731/
Poszos731/
Poossa731/
Pocash731/
Peshas731/
Possah731/
Poseah731/
Pouças731/
Pasash731/
Podjas731/
Poczas731/
Posoha731/
Possho731/
Possod731/
Possoh731/
Poszad731/
Poszat731/
Potsay731/
Posach731/
Poseus731/
Poujas731/
Pusase731/
Posioa731/
Pozsza731/
Poszai731/
Poszay731/
Pohsai731/
Pohsap731/
Pohsha730/
Poseau730/
Poshay730/
Pojash730/
Pasa6764,504/
Poza677,225/
Poso676,735/
Paso675,264/
Pozsgai672,674/
Poca672,062/
Pósa67868/
Poja67796/
Poša67776/
Puisais67614/
Poussou67528/
Photsai67471/
Pozsgay67275/
Patseas67221/
Potsios67156/
Poussot67146/
Poissot67108/
Patsais6796/
Poiseau6795/
Photsat6776/
Passays6770/
Poşa6758/
Poça6750/
Possapp6748/
Possath6748/
Pousios6740/
Podchas6734/
Possoit6731/
Posautz6730/
Podsaid6729/
Possoch6728/
Poushay6727/
Poussac6727/
Pesseas6722/
Podczas6721/
Pasahsh6718/
Potsaid6716/
Poschau6716/
Poszgai6715/
Phoosai6714/
Poshayt6713/
Poussau6712/
Pouseah6712/
Posseah6710/
Pačėsas678/
Pushash677/
Pougias675/
Poča675/
Posoaja675/
Passoss674/
Pozzias674/
Pouszah674/
Pajosse674/
Pasó674/
Pasă674/
Poshaih673/
Poshapp673/
Pasô673/
Pushaus672/
Peshoss672/
Passais672/
Phosaat672/
Possatt672/
Poshsho672/
Phossaa672/
Phessas672/
Posseit672/
Poschai672/
Poosaad672/
Posseau671/
Pazzsas671/
Pasashe671/
Pasauts671/
Pousiea671/
Poisaih671/
Pousiah671/
Poissac671/
Poissat671/
Podsadz671/
Pociasz671/
Pocahas671/
Poosooa671/
Pozashe671/
Potscha671/
Phousay671/
Poisose671/
Poxa671/
Photsap671/
Phosaad671/
Phoosap671/
Phousap671/
Poodsap671/
Passaus671/
Patsast671/
Poissey670/
Posscha670/
Poussey670/
Possott670/

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