Postan Surname
Approximately 812 people bear this surname
Postan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Postan (55) may also be a first name.
Postan Demographics
Average Postan Salary in
United States
$30,164 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Postan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Postan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Postan (Russian: Постан) is most common in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Postan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 425,776th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,974,810 people. The last name Postan occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Postan reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 55 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Outside of Malawi Postan exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Postan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Postan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Postan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Postan last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Postan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 331.21% more than the national average, earning R 1,024,730 per year and in United States they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning $30,164 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Postan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Postan in the Russian language | ||
| Постан | postan | - |
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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 Postan
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