Posham Surname
Approximately 2,318 people bear this surname
Posham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,313 | 1:331,632 | 18,304 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Posham (3,759) may also be a first name.
Posham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Posham (Hindi: पोषम, Marathi: पोशम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Posham.
How Common Is The Last Name Posham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,237th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,143,894 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Posham are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Posham is also the 114,814th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,759 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 2,313 people, or 1 in 331,632. In India Posham is primarily found in: Telangana, where 81 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Posham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posham in the Marathi language | ||
| पोशम | posama | 80.36 |
| पोषम | posama | 12.5 |
| पोशाम | posama | 5.36 |
| पोचम | pocama | 0.89 |
| रोषम | rosama | 0.89 |
| Posham in the Hindi language | ||
| पोषम | posama | 70 |
| पोशम | posama | 30 |
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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 Posham
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