Poster Surname

179,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Poster Surname Definition:

(English, German) Dweller at, or near, an important or unusual post, stake or marker; descendant of Post, a pet form of Pozdimir (backward); one who came from Post, in Germany.

Poster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3461:269,28625,316
Philippines4861:208,30932,640
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Canada841:438,63838,170
Israel661:129,66114,046
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
England391:1,428,66862,556
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Austria131:655,03358,041
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Poster (735) may also be a first name.

Poster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Dweller at, or near, an important or unusual post, stake or marker; descendant of Post, a pet form of Pozdimir (backward); one who came from Post, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Poster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poster (Arabic: بوستر) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,145th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,059,423 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Poster live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Poster is also the 303,693rd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 735 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,346 people, or 1 in 269,286. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Poster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poster last name expanded 787 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Poster surname are 3.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Poster earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postert92490/
Postier92386/
Pfoster92133/
Poester9283/
Poister9275/
Phoster9216/
Posster9214/
Posteur9214/
Pouster929/
Posther927/
Poshter923/
Poyster922/
Podster921/
Posterz921/
Potster921/
Pohster920/
Pooster920/
Poste911,341/
Poter911,165/
Posteher8685/
Poushter8626/
Poustier8624/
Posttier861/
Potter83176,050/
Potier8317,994/
Pester833,567/
Paster833,036/
Postre83708/
Puster83594/
Potere83458/
Postea83329/
Pooter83323/
Püster83255/
Poiter83249/
Potger8370/
Potear8362/
Pother8346/
Postir8338/
Postie8336/
Postes8332/
Poshte8325/
Postey8317/
Poterr8314/
Phoste8312/
Potert8310/
Posted8310/
Pouter837/
Postei836/
Poteer835/
Poyter834/
Poteur834/
Postet833/
Posteh832/
Postte832/
Päster832/
Posthe831/
Poteir831/
Postyr831/
Pohter831/
Podter831/
Pote8046,429/
Potschter806/
Posterova801/
Pottier7717,998/
Pothier777,570/
Pasteur773,098/
Poitier771,803/
Poustie77695/
Poutier77695/
Pastier77513/
Pasterz77401/
Puister77350/
Peuster77256/
Pastere77102/
Pochter77100/
Puszter7741/
Pottger7732/
Poczter7725/
Pashter7725/
Poterre7718/
Pushter7715/
Pesther7710/
Pesteur7710/
Pestier7710/
Pauster779/
Poitter778/
Pastert777/
Potterr775/
Pfester774/
Pustier774/
Poshteh774/
Potheir772/
Puotter772/
Phester772/
Potterd772/
Pottetr772/
Pottere772/
Paszter772/
Poshtre771/
Posteat771/
Posthey771/
Posthre771/
Pottert771/
Pouther771/
Phother771/
Peszter771/
Poitere771/
Poddter771/
Poutere771/
Poostep771/
Paester771/
Poutter770/
Poother770/
Pasther770/
Pastter770/
Peester770/
Pfuster770/
Pusterd770/
Potteer770/
Posttey770/
Pottear770/
Photter770/
Poszterová751/
Pater7314,227/
Potes7311,581/
Paste735,558/
Posta734,042/
Posti731,843/
Potet731,408/
Potre731,307/
Potte73797/
Potey73775/
Potie73696/
Potez73640/
Potee73523/
Potea73316/
Potje73308/
Poite73269/
Pothe73268/
Poute73250/
Páter73167/
Potei73164/
Posty73154/
Poteh73122/
Poote7361/
Phote7328/
Potej7311/
Poteć737/
Pfote736/
Postè735/
Ppote734/
Potir733/
Pozte733/
Potge733/
Poted732/
Posté732/
Pãter732/
Podte731/
Poyte731/
Pohte731/
Potep731/
Potée731/
Bpote731/
Potyr730/
Pouthier71819/
Postaire71535/
Paushter7137/
Potthier7136/
Pfeuster7117/
Poithier7113/
Pujszter7111/
Pausther7110/
Potchter716/
Poterova716/
Poittier714/
Pouttier714/
Poisette711/
Pastheur711/
D'Potter711/
Poitther711/
Phottier710/
Pfeester710/
Putshter710/
Pashte6712,934/
Pather677,571/
Poteet675,962/
Poteat674,380/
Pastre674,191/
Patere672,105/
Pottie671,509/
Postai67972/
Poutre67643/
Patter67487/
Postoi67396/
Patier67378/
Pasteh67341/
Pastyr67336/
Postay67306/
Pauter67288/
Postój67282/
Pothet67263/
Pastes67263/
Potetz67237/
Pastir67235/
Pauste67189/
Pouthe67188/
Pottes67170/
Poutet67161/
Poitte67142/
Postoy67120/
Pottez67120/
Pohteh67116/
Pateer6790/
Poshti6783/
Podtep6779/
Peuter6776/
Pastea6775/
Poteah6771/
Pastír6770/
Poysti6756/
Postyi6754/
Postiy6752/
Postis6752/
Pastýr6751/
Pooteh6751/
Poshta6750/
Poosti6748/
Pousti6747/
Pothee6746/
Pastey6740/
Phater6740/
Potecz6739/
Pasthe6734/
Poutei6733/
Pastie6729/
Pottey6725/
Pfotte6725/
Postio6725/
Phothe6725/
Pastet6718/
Poteas6718/
Potesz6718/
Potire6716/
Postui6716/
Pastez6716/
Pousty6715/
Poytes6715/
Phaste6714/
Potted6714/
Pasterová6712/
Pochte6712/
Posthi6711/
Pasterova6711/
Pothre6710/
Potess6710/
Poites6710/
Postha6710/
Postuj6710/
Photee6710/
Poteis679/
Pottet678/
Poiteh678/
Poitre678/
Pootee677/
Pastep677/
Paxter676/
Poothe676/
Poteha675/
Pottee675/
Pateur675/
Poëtte675/
Phoite675/
Postoj674/
Paaste674/
Pahter674/
Pastte673/
Patesr673/
Photie673/
Postaj673/
Potest673/
Poutie672/
Pootes672/
Patear672/
Poutes672/
Photre672/
Potehe672/
Potesh672/
Potett672/
Poitir672/
Pootre672/
Posthy672/
Pousta672/
Potech672/
Pouteh672/
Postuy672/
Pootje672/
Poutte672/
Poștea672/
Photed672/
Photes672/
Pothep672/
Pohtea672/
Potead671/
Pothir671/
Potteh671/
Pottir671/
Pottre671/
Poosty671/
Paterd671/
Paterz671/
Pustir671/
Pfoute671/
Photte671/
Potist671/
Potterova671/
Potior671/
Pazter671/
Pasteu671/
Pótter671/
Poutee671/
Pašter671/
Poiteu671/
Poitie671/
Põtter671/
Postiš671/
Pothez671/
Pothée671/
Pouteu671/
Poutge671/
Poutée671/
Potterová671/
Potieh671/
Postti671/
Pothed671/
Photep671/
Phoote671/
Padter671/
Pastee671/
Puotte670/
Poteed670/

Poster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poster in the Arabic language
بوسترbwstr-

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