Posner Surname
Approximately 7,817 people bear this surname
Posner Surname Definition:
(Ger.) belonging to Posen [the Ger. equiv. of. the Polish Posnanski: Posen is the Ger. form of the Polish Posnan or Poznan: -er, Teutonic agential suff.]
Posner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,521 | 1:65,651 | 7,663 |
| England | 547 | 1:101,861 | 10,721 |
| Germany | 544 | 1:147,988 | 17,782 |
| Israel | 476 | 1:17,978 | 2,673 |
| Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
The alternate forms: Pösner (2) & Posnér (1) are calculated separately.
Posner (27) may also be a first name.
Posner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) belonging to Posen [the Ger. equiv. of. the Polish Posnanski: Posen is the Ger. form of the Polish Posnan or Poznan: -er, Teutonic agential suff.]
Inhabitant of Posen (Poznan) in Poland. See also Posniak.
(German) One who came from Posen (now Poznan), a province in Poland.
Posner Demographics
Average Posner Salary in
United States
$54,888 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Posner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Posner (Russian: Поснер) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Pösner or Posnér. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Posner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 64,049th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 932,269 people. The last name Posner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Posner live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world It is held by 27 people.
Posner is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5,521 people, or 1 in 65,651. In The United States Posner is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.
Posner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Posner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Posner surname grew 2,921 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 720 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Posner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Posner surname are 40.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.95% being registered with the party.
The amount Posner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning 347,787 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning R 242,328 per year; in United States they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning $54,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.37% more than the national average, earning $69,740 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Posner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posner in the Russian language | ||
| Поснер | posner | - |
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Posner Reference & Research
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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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- 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 Posner
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