Poshtov Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Poshtov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poshtov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Poshtov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poshtov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Poshtov occurs most in Bulgaria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poshtov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Poshtov are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Poshtov is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 348,945. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Plovdiv Province, where 40 percent live, Sliven Province, where 20 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Bulgaria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poshtova9372/
Postov92123/
Postoev86560/
Postova86116/
Pashtov8663/
Pochtov8662/
Pushtov8624/
Poestov861/
Potov83129/
Pashtova80100/
Pushtova8030/
Poustova805/
Poshtaev804/
Pestov7710,172/
Pustov77242/
Potova7771/
Pastov7735/
Postow7730/
Postop772/
Postavová7548/
Postawová753/
Postapova751/
Postavova751/
Pustova71315/
Paustov7121/
Pastova7119/
Postoff7115/
Poutova714/
Posthof714/
Postaev713/
Pastoev712/
Pashtev711/
Posteev711/
Pustovs711/
Patov67810/
Posthoff6751/
Pashtaev6715/
Potof6710/
Paustova677/
Potav672/
Pasztova671/
Pashteev671/
Pottovff670/

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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 Poshtov
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