Positan Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Positan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
Positan Demographics
Average Positan Salary in
United States
$48,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Positan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Positan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Positan occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Positan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Positan is the 1,589,322nd most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Positan live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi Positan exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live.
Positan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Positan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
Positan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $48,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posytan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pasitan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pocitan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Positon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Poushistan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pasitang | 80 | 11 | / |
| Positong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pasaitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pesaitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pasittang | 75 | 13 | / |
| Phosithon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pacitan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Posyton | 71 | 50 | / |
| Pagitan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Poushestan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phosithong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pasiton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pogiton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Photsithong | 67 | 1,915 | / |
| Pachitan | 67 | 40 | / |
| Phosaithong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pusitong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pochetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pochiton | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Positan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis