Posten Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Posten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0761:336,85830,388
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Israel161:534,85239,210
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4251:118,16211,577

The alternate forms: Postén (1) are calculated separately.

Posten (18) may also be a first name.

Posten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posten (Arabic: بوستن, Russian: Постен) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Postén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Posten is the 321,153rd most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. The surname Posten occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Posten live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 18 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,076 people, or 1 in 336,858. In The United States Posten is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Posten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Posten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Posten surname expanded 253 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Posten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Posten surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Posten surname are 15.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Posten earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $41,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $47,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postén941/
Posteng921/
Postten921/
Pousten920/
Poosten920/
Poten91186/
Postn911/
Pousteen864/
Pasten8318,041/
Pothen831,340/
Potten83852/
Postin83407/
Pooten83170/
Potent83111/
Postyn8349/
Potien8318/
Poteng8315/
Photen8313/
Pesten8312/
Postem832/
Poiten831/
Pouten830/
Potn804/
Poustin77156/
Postina7767/
Posting7766/
Phostin7732/
Pastien7726/
Photien7719/
Postyna7716/
Pestien7713/
Photeen7710/
Pashten777/
Pooteng776/
Pasteen774/
Pottien773/
Photaen772/
Pohteng771/
Postion771/
Pastten771/
Photten771/
Poostin771/
Pottent770/
Potteng770/
Phesten770/
Paxsten770/
Potin734,596/
Paten731,091/
Potem73204/
Potne7323/
Potyn7322/
Pootn731/
Pastn731/
Postnova713,462/
Photteng7168/
Phasteen711/
Postnowa711/
Poushtem711/
Poustina711/
Phothaen711/
Phothien711/
Phooteng711/
Paustien710/
Patten6725,265/
Pothin674,112/
Potina67936/
Poting67609/
Pottin67563/
Pathen67488/
Photthaen67397/
Patent67318/
Pastin67284/
Pestin67231/
Patien67179/
Pateng67173/
Poštin67130/
Pottem67116/
Peuten67102/
Photem67100/
Potion6792/
Pastén6772/
Postingue6761/
Poutin6754/
Pustin6746/
Potyng6738/
Potîng6738/
Potind6737/
Pustem6736/
Pastyn6733/
Paxten6722/
Potyna6718/
Photin6717/
Pastem6710/
Pohtin679/
Phaten678/
Potuin676/
Pazten676/
Pootin676/
Pestyn676/
Potinc675/
Pastèn675/
Passtn674/
Poitin673/
Pataen673/
Potgin672/
Pateen671/
Patend671/
Pastne671/
Pauten671/
Paaten671/
Photeheng671/
Postęk671/
Poştin671/
Poytin671/
Potînc671/
Pottne671/
Phoustina671/
Postynova671/
Pootem671/

Posten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posten in the Russian language
Постенposten-
Posten in the Arabic language
بوستنbwstn-

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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 Posten
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