Postani Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Postani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Postani (288) may also be a first name.

Postani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postani occurs most in Malawi. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Postani is the 657,184th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Postani reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 288 people.

The surname Postani is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postatni9323/
Postanis931/
Postany8616/
Pastani8614/
Postana863/
Postane861/
Postoni861/
Postanes801,299/
Postatny8083/
Pashtani8012/
Poshtana801/
Pasthani801/
Postanez801/
Postaner801/
Podstatný7510/
Podstatny757/
Poustonis751/
Pastana715,080/
Pastoni7164/
Postone7111/
Pousthonis711/
Pastane711/
Pastaneh6728/
Pastanha6727/
Phastoni6719/
Pashtana6717/
Postones679/
Pastanes672/
Postañes672/
Pastooni671/
Pasteini671/
Pastanna671/
Posteiner63100/
Poszteiner591/
Pastone5713/
Poxtone573/
Pastaña571/
Patstone53187/
Pastones5370/
Pastouna5311/
Pastonet531/
Pasteiner50165/
Pastongay504/

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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
  • 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 Postani
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