Posnjak Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Posnjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posnjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Posnjak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posnjak is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Posnjak.

How Common Is The Last Name Posnjak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Posnjak reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 201,362. In Croatia Posnjak is most frequent in: Varaždin County, where 43 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 24 percent live and Međimurje County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Croatia Posnjak is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Posnjak Last Name Statistics demography

Posnjak earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posenjak93100/
Posinjak9354/
Posenjack881/
Posniak86311/
Požnjak8664/
Pesnjak8640/
Poznjak8616/
Posnyak867/
Pusnjak864/
Pocnjak863/
Posniack8039/
Phonjiak801/
Poshnyak801/
Panjak77113/
Ponsak7796/
Ponyak7787/
Poncak7734/
Pomsak7723/
Poniak7713/
Pomjak774/
Puschnjak751/
Poznyak717,914/
Pozniak715,722/
Phonsak713,402/
Phomsak7143/
Posnyák7137/
Poźniak7131/
Posnyakova7117/
Poonsak7116/
Pesniak7115/
Pasniak7114/
Pušnjak7110/
Pośniak715/
Pusniak714/
Pešnjak714/
Poonjag714/
Phomjak714/
Ponshak713/
Ponsake713/
Poniatk713/
Phonyak712/
Poyniak712/
Phoneak711/
Potnyak711/
Phoniak711/
Panjiak711/
Panjake711/
Pandjak711/
Pocniak711/
Pohniak711/
Potniak711/
Ponsack710/
Phongnak671,241/
Pushniak67311/
Pashniak67229/
Pushnyak67148/
Pashnyak6747/
Peshnyak6734/
Peshniak6729/
Poungnak6712/
Paszniak6712/
Phoonsak672/
Pochniak672/
Pottniak671/
Pozniaks671/
Pondziak671/
Puszniak671/
Poonsaak671/
Phongiak671/
Porznyak671/
Pongnakh671/
Puongnak671/

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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 Posnjak
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