Postam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Postam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Postam (10) may also be a first name.

Postam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postam (Hindi: पोस्तम) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Postam is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Postam occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Postam reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Postam is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Postam is most common in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 92 percent live and Bihar, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potam91348/
Pastam834,361/
Pohtam831,220/
Postan83812/
Potham83353/
Pustam83259/
Photam83219/
Pottam83153/
Postom8320/
Potame8311/
Pestam833/
Poteam831/
Pootam831/
Pastham771,731/
Pashtam77182/
Photham7717/
Pustham7717/
Pasttam7714/
Postang7710/
Pushtam778/
Poistan778/
Potatem778/
Postome778/
Poshtan776/
Pastaam774/
Potaham773/
Photeam772/
Potasim771/
Pojtham771/
Phodtam771/
Pootham771/
Poottam771/
Postane771/
Postant771/
Pouteam771/
Pestham770/
Patam732,103/
Potom731,288/
Potan73632/
Phottham71110/
Potamova7119/
Postangk719/
Postheim714/
Postosme712/
Pochtamt712/
Poisxtan711/
Postahan711/
Postatin711/
Posthome711/
Phoottam711/
Pootasim711/
Poothamg711/
Poston6714,550/
Poxtan671,924/
Phatam67897/
Potane67893/
Pattam67827/
Pothan67745/
Poitan67590/
Patham67396/
Potang67327/
Padtam67135/
Pastan67105/
Photan6749/
Patame6746/
Potain6743/
Pottan6724/
Postanova6722/
Postonova678/
Paatam677/
Pootan677/
Potand676/
Poytan675/
Potgan675/
Patamm674/
Potean673/
Pateam672/
Potann672/
Poutan672/
Postão672/
Phoottham671/
Potanh671/
Poutom671/
Ppatam671/
Pothám671/
Potoum671/
Potome671/
Photom671/
Patgam671/
Paştam671/
Pataim671/
Pataam671/
Pastom671/
Pautam671/
Pottom671/
Potank671/
Pestom670/
Pothom670/

Postam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postam in the Hindi language
पोस्तमpostama-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Postam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis