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) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Poster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,145th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,059,423 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Poster are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Poster is also the 303,693rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 735 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,346 people, or 1 in 269,286. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poster last name grew 787 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poster last name are 3.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.16% being 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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