Posthof Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Posthof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posthof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Posthof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posthof is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Posthof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Posthof live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Posthof is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands Posthof is mostly found in: Limburg, where 50 percent live and Overijssel, where 50 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posthoff9351/
Pothof92684/
Pothoff86347/
Potthof86222/
Pothoof8623/
Postoff8615/
Pasthof865/
Potof8310/
Potthoff808,305/
Potthosf803/
Potthotf801/
Potthoft801/
Podthoff801/
Postov77123/
Potoff7756/
Postow7730/
Pestof773/
Pottof770/
Postova71116/
Pastoft7194/
Pestoff7136/
Pottoff7122/
Poshtov7121/
Pastoff715/
Poustaf711/
Poutouf711/
Pathoff711/
Poestov711/
Pothaff710/
Potov67129/
Poshtova6772/
Patthoff6738/
Patof676/
Poustova675/
Pachthof671/
Potthaft671/
Pottovff670/
Pasthaff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Posthof
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