Postelnyak Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Postelnyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postelnyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Postelnyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postelnyak (Russian: Постельняк) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Postelnyak.

How Common Is The Last Name Postelnyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Postelnyak is the 1,398,030th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Postelnyak live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 1,298,406. In Russia it is most frequent in: Stavropol Krai, where 22 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 9 percent live. Barring Russia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 20 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 4 percent live.

Postelnyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Postelnyak surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Postelnyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postelnyak in the Russian language
Постельнякpostelnak-

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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
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  • 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 Postelnyak
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