Posile Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Posile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Posile (13) may also be a first name.

Posile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posile is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posile? popularity and diffusion

Posile is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Posile is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Posile live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth, held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Posile Last Name Statistics demography

Posile earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.65% less than the national average, earning R 24,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phosile92102/
Posileh923/
Posiles921/
Posle9156/
Possiele861/
Posila83112/
Pasile8357/
Pesile8346/
Posili8315/
Poisle839/
Posele834/
Pogile832/
Posoil831/
Poseil831/
Pocile831/
Pashile77295/
Poseley77138/
Posilio7779/
Posilih7734/
Pusoile7733/
Phosila7731/
Possail7725/
Poseler779/
Poselle778/
Positel777/
Passile775/
Possele774/
Pasilei774/
Pasiley773/
Poshila773/
Pochile772/
Phasile772/
Poosila772/
Poschle771/
Pasilet771/
Poshili771/
Posisil771/
Pasiles771/
Phosele771/
Poselet771/
Pasle731,082/
Pocielej7190/
Pouseele7164/
Poszyler7146/
Pouseler7133/
Poiselet7126/
Posselle7126/
Possilio717/
Phoshila714/
Patshile714/
Poiselle712/
Potsiluy712/
Pochuile711/
Posselet711/
Phosiloy711/
Poosilit711/
Poshelle710/
Poizelle710/
Pasila671,324/
Pasili67412/
Pogili67149/
Posiła67128/
Photsiloi6786/
Pasele6782/
Pusila6775/
Pousseler6775/
Pesili6746/
Pesele6734/
Pusili6733/
Passeiler6729/
Posely6723/
Pacile6723/
Pagile6718/
Posela6717/
Phasle6716/
Positelli6713/
Pogele6711/
Poshel6711/
Pashil6710/
Pozhil677/
Poseli675/
Pocila674/
Phatshile673/
Pojail671/
Pashle671/
Pojili671/
Passle671/
Paszle671/
Pazile671/
Passiglie671/
Pasail671/
Pajile671/
Poschelle671/
Pezile671/
Pucile670/

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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
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  • 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 Posile
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