Posternyak Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Posternyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posternyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Posternyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posternyak (Russian: Постерняк) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Posternyak.

How Common Is The Last Name Posternyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Posternyak is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Posternyak is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Posternyak reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 279,443. In Belarus Posternyak is primarily found in: Grodno Region, where 71 percent live, Gomel Region, where 18 percent live and Minsk, where 9 percent live. Barring Belarus this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Posternyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Posternyak surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Posternyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posternyak in the Russian language
Постернякposternak-

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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 Posternyak
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