Poster Surname
Approximately 2,382 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,346 | 1:269,286 | 25,316 |
| Philippines | 486 | 1:208,309 | 32,640 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 171 | 1:293,677 | 23,423 |
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.
Poster Demographics
Average Poster Salary in
United States
$51,701 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Poster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poster in the Arabic language | ||
| بوستر | bwstr | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poster
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