Posthuma Surname

149,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Posthuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posthuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0771:8,131999
United States4841:748,88258,523
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Australia821:329,21628,102
Canada811:454,88439,362
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
England291:1,921,31276,208
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Posthuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posthuma occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Posthuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posthuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Posthuma is the 149,373rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,463,673 people. Posthuma occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Posthuma live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,077 people, or 1 in 8,131. In The Netherlands Posthuma is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 19 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Posthuma occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Posthuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Posthuma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Posthuma last name grew 48,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Posthuma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Posthuma last name are 31.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Posthuma earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49.29% more than the national average, earning R 354,780 per year; in United States they earn 25.48% more than the national average, earning $54,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning $58,198 CAD per year.

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Posthuma Reference & Research

Posthumus een Friese Naam - The origin of the name Posthumus.

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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 Posthuma
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