Posiu Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Posiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Posiu (17) may also be a first name.
Posiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Posiu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Posiu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posiu? popularity and diffusion
Posiu is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Posiu reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Posiu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 17 people.
The surname Posiu is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Posiu is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 79 percent live, Bougainville, where 14 percent live and Manus, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Posiu occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 7 percent live.
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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 Posiu
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