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) occurs most in Russia. It may appear in the variant forms: Posnyák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posnyak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Posnyak reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Orenburg Oblast, where 80 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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