Posthill Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Posthill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posthill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Posthill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posthill is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posthill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Posthill is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Posthill live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Posthill is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 65 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found and Norfolk, where 4 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 47 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Posthill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Posthill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Posthill last name grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Posthill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Posthill last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Posthill earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,862 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posthil930/
Pothill930/
Postille8864/
Posthell880/
Postchild8214/
Postichil821/
Postile809/
Postoil806/
Postgil804/
Pesthil801/
Pothile801/
Pothell800/
Postelle75235/
Pastille7545/
Postilhe7514/
Postisil7511/
Patchill754/
Posteile751/
Postisle751/
Potchell750/
Postle712,123/
Pathil71436/
Pothel7166/
Pothle7122/
Potail7114/
Poteschil719/
Potile713/
Poistelle711/
Potlle711/
Poteil711/
Potelle67899/
Pesteil67274/
Patille6768/
Potesil6754/
Pottail6713/
Posteal679/
Pathail676/
Postele673/
Paathil672/
Poutile671/
Pouteil671/
Pathilh671/
Poutlle671/
Pasthel670/
Pesthel670/
Potchel670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Posthill
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