Posnikov Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Posnikov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posnikov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1381:1,044,37079,541
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080

Posnikov Last Name Facts

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

Posnikov (Russian: Посников) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Posnikov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Posnikov is the 1,465,390th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Posnikov reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 1,044,370. In Russia Posnikov is most prevalent in: Voronezh Oblast, where 13 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Belgorod Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Posnikov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Posnikov last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 47.06% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Posnikov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posnikov in the Russian language
Посниковposnikov-

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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 Posnikov
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