Poste Surname
Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname
Poste Surname Definition:
A special messenger; a courier. Halliwell quotes the following anecdote:-"One night a drunken fellow josled against a post, hut the fellow thought somebody had josled him, and fell a beating the post till his fingers were broken.
Read More About This SurnamePoste Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 496 | 1:1,546,503 | 57,653 |
| United States | 242 | 1:1,497,764 | 102,032 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Canada | 164 | 1:224,668 | 21,579 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
The alternate forms: Postè (5), Posté (2) & Poště (1) are calculated separately.
Poste (108) may also be a first name.
Poste Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A special messenger; a courier. Halliwell quotes the following anecdote:-"One night a drunken fellow josled against a post, hut the fellow thought somebody had josled him, and fell a beating the post till his fingers were broken. Says one to him, Fie! what do you fight with a post? Is it a post? Why did he not blow his horn then?"
Poste Demographics
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Poste Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poste Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poste (Hindi: पोस्ते, Marathi: पोसते) is found most frequently in India. It may be found as a variant: Postè, Posté or Poště. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poste? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 286,496th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. The surname Poste occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Poste are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 904,892nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 108 people.
The surname Poste is most common in India, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 1,546,503. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Karnataka, where 2 percent are found and Haryana, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Morocco, where 13 percent are found.
Poste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Poste has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poste surname expanded 672 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poste Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Poste last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Poste earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,736 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poste Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poste in the Hindi language | ||
| पोस्ते | poste | - |
| Poste in the Marathi language | ||
| पोसते | posate | - |
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