Posthouwer Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Posthouwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posthouwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3171:53,2729,142
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia41:6,748,925181,100

Posthouwer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posthouwer occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posthouwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Posthouwer is the 830,559th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Posthouwer are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Posthouwer is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 53,272. In The Netherlands Posthouwer is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 32 percent reside, Utrecht, where 28 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potowe7522/
Posthaver741/
Postove718/
Potouwa714/
Postawe711/
Postovei6745/
Pustover6717/
Pothawee6712/
Postowoj678/
Postowit675/
Postoway674/
Postohui674/
Potabher671/
Pathawer671/

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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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  • 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 Posthouwer
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