Posnyak Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Posnyak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Posnyák (37) are calculated separately.
Posnyak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posnyak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Posnyak (Russian: Посняк) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Posnyák. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Posnyak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Posnyak live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Posnyak is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most common in: Orenburg Oblast, where 80 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posnyák | 95 | 37 | / |
| Poshnyak | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ponyak | 92 | 87 | / |
| Poznyak | 86 | 7,914 | / |
| Posniak | 86 | 311 | / |
| Posnjak | 86 | 43 | / |
| Phonyak | 86 | 2 | / |
| Potnyak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Posnyakova | 82 | 17 | / |
| Pushnyak | 80 | 148 | / |
| Pashnyak | 80 | 47 | / |
| Posniack | 80 | 39 | / |
| Peshnyak | 80 | 34 | / |
| Porznyak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panyak | 77 | 35 | / |
| Poniak | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ponyok | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ponyakova | 75 | 112 | / |
| Pozniak | 71 | 5,722 | / |
| Poznyakova | 71 | 1,220 | / |
| Paznyak | 71 | 176 | / |
| Požnjak | 71 | 64 | / |
| Pesnjak | 71 | 40 | / |
| Poźniak | 71 | 31 | / |
| Poznjak | 71 | 16 | / |
| Pesniak | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pasniak | 71 | 14 | / |
| Puznyak | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pośniak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pusniak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pusnjak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phonyok | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pocnjak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poniatk | 71 | 3 | / |
| Poyniak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phoniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phoneak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanyak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pohniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pocniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phongnak | 67 | 1,241 | / |
| Pushniak | 67 | 311 | / |
| Pashniak | 67 | 229 | / |
| Pushnyakova | 67 | 207 | / |
| Peshniak | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pesznyák | 67 | 13 | / |
| Puzhnyak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Paszniak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poungnak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pochniak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pattnyak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pozniaks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puszniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puchnyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonjiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pongnakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phongiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patnnyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puongnak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panyaake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Panyaiek | 67 | 1 | / |
Posnyak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posnyak in the Russian language | ||
| Посняк | posnak | - |
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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 Posnyak
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