Posmus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Posmus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posmus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Posmus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posmus is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Posmus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posmus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Posmus is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Posmus live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Posmus is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,876,353. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 78 percent live, Gelderland, where 11 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Posmus occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pomus912/
Posmu911/
Pomush8333/
Poshmu8329/
Poomus830/
Pasmus830/
Pomu80584/
Pamus73107/
Pomou7366/
Pomuț7341/
Pomgu7320/
Poimu7315/
Pasmu7314/
Pomuh739/
Pommu735/
Pomui735/
Phomu734/
Pomut734/
Pomau733/
Pomeu732/
Pomud732/
Pomuy731/
Poumu731/
Pamaus67336/
Pashmu6751/
Poumou6735/
Potmau6723/
Pomoup6715/
Pasmui6713/
Photmu674/
Patmus674/
Poimui672/
Pommou672/
Poimou671/
Pasmup671/
Pamush671/
Pamuis671/
Poimau671/
Pomgou671/
Pommeu671/
Poumau671/
Phamus671/
Poymui671/
Pasmut671/

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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
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  • 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 Posmus
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