Postan Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Postan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Postan (55) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postang9210/
Poistan928/
Poshtan926/
Postane921/
Postant921/
Potan91632/
Postangk869/
Poisxtan861/
Postahan861/
Postatin861/
Poston8314,550/
Poxtan831,924/
Potane83893/
Pothan83745/
Poitan83590/
Potang83327/
Pustan83171/
Pastan83105/
Photan8349/
Potain8343/
Pestan8332/
Pottan8324/
Postam8314/
Pootan837/
Potand836/
Potgan835/
Poytan835/
Potean833/
Potann832/
Poutan832/
Potank831/
Potanh831/
Postanova8022/
Pestean77493/
Pothain77301/
Pastant77290/
Poixtan77214/
Pastean77162/
Pashtan7753/
Potatin7714/
Poottan7714/
Poothan7711/
Postone7711/
Photane7710/
Potasin778/
Photang778/
Phothan776/
Phestan775/
Pothane775/
Pottain775/
Poitand774/
Phottan774/
Poitane774/
Pothann773/
Pastain773/
Pasthan773/
Pothang773/
Poutain772/
Poiston772/
Postein772/
Photain772/
Posston771/
Poeston771/
Potston771/
Podtang771/
Pushtan771/
Potaint771/
Poudtan771/
Poutang771/
Pouttan771/
Pastane771/
Potatyn771/
Postong771/
Phootan771/
Pouston770/
Posthausen7511/
Poshtanova759/
Patan7329,967/
Poton73605/
Potam73348/
Phothane71152/
Pustahan71138/
Potanova7174/
Potachin7142/
Potasing7124/
Paustain7121/
Phostein717/
Phothang717/
Potashyn716/
Phootain715/
Pottaing713/
Potachyn713/
Poothang712/
Potchtan711/
Poththan711/
Pouttane711/
Poithand711/
Potahina711/
Pootasin711/
Pothaain711/
Photasin711/
Photeang711/
Phothain711/
Phutstan711/
Paustean710/
Paustaun710/
Pathan67972,814/
Patane6713,778/
Pattan6710,644/
Pastam674,361/
Photon672,845/
Pautan672,190/
Patang671,658/
Phatan671,570/
Potein671,217/
Potton67952/
Potong67759/
Pataan67452/
Paston67438/
Potham67353/
Poxton67326/
Pustam67259/
Poyton67242/
Photam67219/
Pouton67193/
Paatan67175/
Pottam67153/
Peston67138/
Patahn67102/
Patain6773/
Pahtan6759/
Patean6757/
Pooton6749/
Puston6728/
Potaynova6724/
Postom6720/
Pothon6719/
Phoutasen6718/
Potone6717/
Padtan6713/
Patand679/
Poiton679/
Postonova678/
Pastanova674/
Pătean674/
Patgan673/
Potayshyn673/
Potainova672/
Potaszink672/
Patann672/
Patant672/
Postão672/
Poitán672/
Phootasin672/
Potoon672/
Pestán671/
Poteam671/
Potoin671/
Patotn671/
Patasn671/
Paxtan671/
Potond671/
Patanë671/
Photthang671/
Pestañ671/
Puoton671/
Pusztaine671/
Potánc671/
Potâng671/
Poutón671/
Pootam671/
Peutan670/

Postan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postan in the Russian language
Постанpostan-

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