Pospos Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pospos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pospos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4261:237,64836,084
Indonesia4201:314,87927,701
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

The alternate forms: Pospós (1) & Poşpoş (1) are calculated separately.

Pospos (242) may also be a first name.

Pospos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pospos is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Pospós or Poşpoş. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pospos? popularity and diffusion

Pospos is the 324,001st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Pospos reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 574,510th most common first name internationally It is held by 242 people.

The surname Pospos is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 426 people, or 1 in 237,648. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 25 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 15 percent live. Barring The Philippines it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pospós941/
Pospo91844/
Poşpoş891/
Posdposd861/
Puspos83345/
Paspos8382/
Pospoy8371/
Pospoi8313/
Pospus838/
Pospas831/
Popo8013,741/
Puspose773/
Popot73718/
Popoy73362/
Poppo73342/
Popoi73320/
Poupo73146/
Popoo73138/
Popoh7390/
Popou7377/
Popop7366/
Popoa7340/
Poopo7322/
Poipo7316/
Pospa7316/
Popoj7310/
Popoz739/
Paspo732/
Ppopo731/
Popox731/
Phosphus7111/
Puspus67651/
Potpot67336/
Poupot67250/
Paspas67206/
Poipoi67189/
Poypoy67170/
Podpod67126/
Phopho67113/
Poupoh67111/
Poupou67107/
Poopoo6738/
Puspas6727/
Popohe6715/
Popoch6715/
Poopoh6713/
Poshpa6712/
Pespas677/
Popooa674/
Poppou673/
Pozpoz672/
Popoić672/
Poospa671/
Pohpod671/
Pophoo671/
Paspoh671/
Paspod671/
Poupoz671/
Poppop671/
Pohpoh671/
Poppoh671/
Popoit671/
Popott671/
Poupoa671/
Pouppo671/
Poupuo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pospos
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