Posternak Surname

157,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Posternak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posternak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,8221:24,9853,558
Russia4931:292,33930,112
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Israel561:152,81515,997
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Posterñak (6) are calculated separately.

Posternak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posternak (Russian: Постернак) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can be found as: Posterñak. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posternak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,844th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,630,883 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Posternak live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,822 people, or 1 in 24,985. In Ukraine Posternak is mostly found in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 15 percent are found, Kiev, where 9 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Posternak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Posternak surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Posternak surname are 12.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

Posternak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Posternak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posternak in the Russian language
Постернакposternak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Posternak
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