Posniak Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Posniak Surname Definition:

Inhabitant of Poznan (Posen) in Poland. Also Posner.

Posniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Germany821:981,77468,040
South Africa561:967,45960,627
England211:2,653,24194,788
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Pośniak (5) are calculated separately.

Posniak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Inhabitant of Poznan (Posen) in Poland. Also Posner.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Posniak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posniak occurs most in The United States. It can be found as: Pośniak. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Posniak? popularity and diffusion

Posniak is the 870,423rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Posniak live; 27 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 27 percent are found, New Jersey, where 9 percent are found and Connecticut, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Posniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Posniak last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Posniak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 315.84% more than the national average, earning R 988,188 per year and in United States they earn 31.77% more than the national average, earning $56,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pośniak955/
Posniack9339/
Poniak9213/
Pozniak865,722/
Posnjak8643/
Poźniak8631/
Pesniak8615/
Pasniak8614/
Posnyak867/
Pusniak864/
Poniatk863/
Poyniak862/
Pocniak861/
Pohniak861/
Potniak861/
Phoniak861/
Pushniak80311/
Pashniak80229/
Peshniak8029/
Paszniak8012/
Pochniak802/
Pozniaks801/
Phonjiak801/
Pottniak801/
Poshnyak801/
Phongiak801/
Puszniak801/
Paniak77374/
Ponyak7787/
Poznyak717,914/
Pozniakova711,051/
Puzniak71239/
Požnjak7164/
Pesnjak7140/
Pazniak7138/
Posnyák7137/
Panniak7119/
Posnyakova7117/
Poznjak7116/
Puźniak717/
Pozniaková717/
Pusnjak714/
Pocnjak713/
Phonyak712/
Pozñiak711/
Późniak711/
Panjiak711/
Potnyak711/
Phoneak711/
Phongnak671,241/
Pachniak67221/
Puchniak67188/
Pushnyak67148/
Pashnyak6747/
Peshnyak6734/
Poungnak6712/
Pattniak6710/
Pazzniak677/
Puzniack672/
Porznyak671/
Pongnakh671/
Puongnak671/

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