Poshen Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Poshen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Poshen (43) may also be a first name.
Poshen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poshen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poshen (Russian: Пошен) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poshen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Poshen are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 43 people.
The last name Poshen is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,793,558. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 75 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poshen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poshen in the Russian language | ||
| Пошен | posen | - |
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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 Poshen
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