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
Average Poste Salary in
United States
$45,807 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poste Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poste Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poste (Hindi: पोस्ते, Marathi: पोसते) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Postè, Posté or Poště. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poste? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 286,496th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,434,412 people. The last name Poste occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Poste reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Poste is also the 904,892nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 108 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 1,546,503. In India Poste is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Haryana, where 0 percent live. Aside from India Poste occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Morocco, where 13 percent live.
Poste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Poste has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 holding the Poste surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.54% being registered with 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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