Poslett Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poslett Surname Definition:

A shortened form of Postlethwaite, q.v.

Poslett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Poslett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A shortened form of Postlethwaite, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Poslett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poslett is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poslett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Poslett reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 75 percent reside, Somerset, where 8 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 8 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Poslett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poslett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Poslett last name rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polett92102/
Poslet9217/
Pollett861,441/
Polette861,021/
Poulett8620/
Peslett861/
Paslett860/
Posslet860/
Polet833,311/
Poslt8384/
Posle8356/
Poulette80742/
Pollette80100/
Poullett807/
Poilette801/
Paslette801/
Puolette801/
Polletts801/
Polliett800/
Pollet7711,665/
Poulet7711,192/
Posley77589/
Posled77487/
Polete77397/
Politt77265/
Polets77225/
Poclet77160/
Posler77112/
Poselt7793/
Palett7743/
Poleet7741/
Poliet7735/
Poilet7729/
Potlet7718/
Poolet7716/
Pohlet779/
Poisle779/
Polhet774/
Poslie773/
Poleth772/
Paslet772/
Posles772/
Poletì772/
Poslee771/
Poslit771/
Polest770/
Poullette7551/
Pole7337,956/
Posl73175/
Pollitt716,933/
Pallett713,396/
Politte712,120/
Poullet711,174/
Palette71648/
Paulett71536/
Pouclet71368/
Poillet71262/
Possley71210/
Possler7195/
Polleit7136/
Poleate7135/
Poisler7126/
Poulhet7126/
Poszler7124/
Pouliet7116/
Poeselt7116/
Pollete7115/
Pollets7113/
Pousley7112/
Pahlett719/
Poselle718/
Poulete715/
Pouleut714/
Pooleat714/
Poisley713/
Passlet713/
Polliet713/
Poosley712/
Polyott712/
Poulets712/
Pohselt712/
Pesleut712/
Polleth711/
Poschle711/
Poysler711/
Pôlette711/
Pholhet711/
Pousler710/
Potsley710/
Patlett710/
Poletch710/
Potsler710/
Poole67120,940/
Pohle679,865/
Polei678,312/
Polit676,068/
Polle675,882/
Poley674,233/
Poles673,956/
Paulette672,875/
Palet672,389/
Polge671,523/
Pasle671,082/
Polea67701/
Phole67537/
Poler67500/
Poile67491/
Polee67457/
Polie67450/
Posel67358/
Polez67280/
Potle67251/
Poisl67220/
Poule67218/
Pallette67204/
Polej67196/
Poyle67151/
Poseł67148/
Pojsl67122/
Polep67119/
Poletova67112/
Poleh6794/
Polhe6791/
Posltová6780/
Pollitte6774/
Poleč6768/
Posla6751/
Polyt6745/
Poleš6736/
Poled6735/
Posly6732/
Poletová6732/
Posil6730/
Pouliott6728/
Posselle6726/
Poleś6726/
Potellet6719/
Pôlet6716/
Posli676/
Polje675/
Poleć675/
Poulitte673/
Pohsl673/
Polít673/
Paullett672/
Poiselle672/
Poysl672/
Poschlep672/
Possl672/
Poselley671/
Pohielet671/
Puole671/
Palletts671/
Hpole671/
Posltova671/
Polée671/
Polllitt671/
Poulliet671/
Ppole671/
Phosl671/
Poullitt670/
Pottsley670/
Poilitte670/
Poushley670/

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