Positano Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Positano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Positano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0171:60,13410,750
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Canada671:549,93446,038
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Positano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Positano is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Positano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Positano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 273,426th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,124,856 people. The last name Positano occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Positano live; 72 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname Positano is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 1,017 people, or 1 in 60,134. In Italy it is primarily found in: Apulia, where 53 percent are found, Campania, where 29 percent are found and Lombardy, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Italy this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Positano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Positano surname are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

The amount Positano earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 34.3% more than the national average, earning €40,329 per year; in United States they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $51,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $63,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Positaino941/
Positan93128/
Postano935/
Positani881,097/
Positino8820/
Pozitano8811/
Positanu889/
Pocitano881/
Pisitano881/
Postan86812/
Postoyano822/
Pestano803,019/
Postani80458/
Pastano80147/
Postanu8050/
Postino8047/
Pistano8028/
Postany8016/
Posytan809/
Poistan808/
Postnoy804/
Pasitan804/
Postana803/
Bositan802/
Postyan801/
Pocitan801/
Postane801/
Postaño801/
Positon800/
Possidanio782/
Piscittano781/
Postn771/
Pestanio75359/
Postoyan75203/
Postoian75198/
Posteanu7572/
Posadino7534/
Pustanio7522/
Pistanio7522/
Bostanio7520/
Pisotano7519/
Pizotano759/
Posatanh758/
Positini756/
Pesaitan751/
Bositean751/
Paswitan751/
Pasaitan751/
Paostino751/
Peestano751/
Pestanno751/
Pestanyo751/
Poist An751/
Postawna751/
Postawny751/
Postnowa751/
Pisatano751/
Poosatan751/
Pestaneo750/
Positwinyoo742/
Bostan7149,677/
Poston7114,550/
Pistan712,639/
Posten711,163/
Postin71407/
Pustan71171/
Pastan71105/
Posidonio7157/
Postyn7149/
Possidnio7139/
Piscitani7135/
Pištan7133/
Pestan7132/
Posdan7132/
Postny7122/
Pessotano7115/
Possedino7111/
Possadino7110/
Possidono719/
Pescitani717/
Postna714/
Poswiatna712/
Pasateano712/
Poosatuan712/
Pasittana711/
Postayian711/
Pisottano711/
Paosatane711/
Pocitanie711/
Postén711/
Poostawny711/
Bostanoui711/
Possidino711/
Poscidono711/
Paeosatan711/
Pesettano710/
Pestana6736,947/
Bostani6714,844/
Possidonio676,321/
Pestaño676,247/
Pastana675,080/
Bostaan673,091/
Boastan671,028/
Pestean67493/
Postini67436/
Bostain67362/
Pasutan67289/
Boostan67231/
Poscidonio67231/
Pastean67162/
Poustin67156/
Pastino67128/
Besitan67115/
Basitan67109/
Pistani67106/
Possidónio67104/
Postnyy67101/
Posadny6795/
Posudin6791/
Bostany6788/
Boestan6775/
Postina6767/
Pacitan6760/
Pistaño6757/
Pistana6756/
Possidoneo6756/
Posyton6750/
Posadna6744/
Busitan6739/
Bostanouei6735/
Bosatan6734/
Boustan6732/
Pastyan6731/
Pasatan6729/
Possidônio6729/
Pesdian6726/
Pestino6722/
Baoustanou6721/
Pizutan6720/
Bostyan6719/
Pustani6717/
Postyna6716/
Bostean6715/
Pastani6714/
Posaten6714/
Postoyanny6713/
Bosetan6713/
Postone6711/
Bostane678/
Pestani677/
Posodan677/
Bastano676/
Pisciotano675/
Pastaño675/
Positwinyu675/
Pisatan675/
Bestano674/
Paistan674/
Bostann674/
Pastain673/
Bosstan673/
Posedan673/
Basitiyano672/
Posadin672/
Posteon672/
Poiston672/
Posiden672/
Postein672/
Postine672/
Boistan672/
Bostino672/
Possidinio672/
Pestane672/
Posdina672/
Pasiton672/
Pissiotani672/
Posston671/
Poeston671/
Postena671/
Postoyanyy671/
Postten671/
Pboston671/
Pesotan671/
Pesteno671/
Bostanu671/
Boystan671/
Poscidõnio671/
Poscidônio671/
Bohstan671/
Pesidan671/
Pisitin671/
Post-Hania671/
Posudan671/
Poseidonio671/
Posadyn671/
Bosutan671/
Poostin671/
Pestany671/
Pastane671/
Pisstan671/
Poswattana671/
Possidoeno671/
Poscidoneo671/
Pousten670/
Pouston670/
Pasitin670/
Picitan670/
Poosten670/
Pistane670/
Phasitthana634/
Pacaitana5913/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Positano
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