Postelt Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Postelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Czechia161:664,59262,292
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Postelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postelt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Postelt.

How Common Is The Last Name Postelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Postelt are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Postelt is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 423,713. In Germany Postelt is most common in: Saxony, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Hamburg, where 18 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Postelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Postelt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Postelt last name increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postelt Last Name Statistics demography

Postelt earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postel925,404/
Potelt920/
Postell863,427/
Posteel860/
Pestelt860/
Poutelt860/
Potel834,174/
Postl832,105/
Posteltová8220/
Poustell801/
Posttell801/
Postiell801/
Posstell801/
Pastel771,219/
Postyl77239/
Postil77208/
Pottel77181/
Poitel77116/
Pothel7766/
Posztl7741/
Potell7735/
Potlet7718/
Patelt772/
Pootel772/
Pfostl771/
Postäl771/
Poteel770/
Postelova752/
Postlethe750/
Potl736/
Postill71800/
Pastell71171/
Postlep7157/
Pasteel7124/
Postgil714/
Pottell714/
Pastiel711/
Pootell711/
Poustil711/
Patelte711/
Pouhtel710/
Pothell710/
Patel674,847,640/
Postlová67219/
Pastl67170/
Potelova6748/
Potil6741/
Paustell6727/
Patlt678/
Pôtel674/
Postlova673/
Poitl672/
Potll671/
Paschtel670/
Poottell670/

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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 Postelt
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