Posava Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Posava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Posava (29) may also be a first name.
Posava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Posava (Marathi: पोसवा) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Posava are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Posava is also the 1,951,561st most common first name at a global level, borne by 29 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Posava is primarily concentrated in: National Capital District, where 75 percent reside and Madang, where 25 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Posava exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Posava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posava in the Marathi language | ||
| पोसवा | posava | 85.71 |
| कोसवा | kosava | 14.29 |
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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 Posava
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