Postaru Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Postaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova3601:9,8931,686
Romania1801:111,54412,495
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Poştaru (87) are calculated separately.

Postaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postaru is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Poştaru. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Postaru is the 556,360th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Postaru live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Postaru is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 9,893. In Moldova Postaru is most numerous in: Cahul District, where 36 percent are found, Soroca District, where 16 percent are found and Hîncești District, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Moldova it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 31 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poştaru9587/
Poshtaru9350/
Potaru9249/
Potharu864/
Potauru863/
Potarou862/
Pottaru862/
Pastarus8077/
Potaraus803/
Pochtaru802/
Potoru77152/
Pataru7743/
Poutaraud75163/
Pocztarux751/
Patarut71197/
Patarru71178/
Phataru7195/
Patarau7147/
Poutoru7143/
Patharu7131/
Patarou7131/
Pattaru7117/
Pothoru718/
Pottoru713/
Potooru713/
Patarus712/
Patargu711/
Photoru711/
Pataruy711/
Patarud711/
Patharut671,385/
Pesterau67115/
Patharud6789/
Pottooru675/
Pestereu674/
Pothooru673/
Patarudh672/
Patarush671/
Phatarut671/
Pattarau671/
Potourou671/
Patharus671/

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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 Postaru
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