Poshtan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Poshtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Poshtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poshtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poshtan (Russian: Поштан) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poshtan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Poshtan are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 22,761,348. In Ukraine Poshtan is mostly concentrated in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 50 percent live and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 50 percent live. Barring Ukraine this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poshtan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poshtan in the Russian language | ||
| Поштан | postan | - |
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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 Poshtan
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