Posthuma Surname
Approximately 2,958 people bear this surname
Posthuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,077 | 1:8,131 | 999 |
| United States | 484 | 1:748,882 | 58,523 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 1:42,720 | 7,111 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Posthuma Demographics
Average Posthuma Salary in
United States
$54,145 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Postuma | 93 | 582 | / |
| Posthumo | 88 | 7 | / |
| Posthume | 88 | 5 | / |
| Postumas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pothumma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Potuma | 86 | 10 | / |
| Posthumis | 82 | 3 | / |
| Posthumes | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pathuma | 80 | 62 | / |
| Postumi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Postumo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Postima | 80 | 5 | / |
| Potumat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Póstuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poteuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Postoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Posthumois | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pathumma | 75 | 1,418 | / |
| Pathumai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Posthomo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pastumaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Postumes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potumath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pathouma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Posthome | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pootumma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Postumis | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pousthoumis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pathummat | 71 | 613 | / |
| Potoma | 71 | 284 | / |
| Pastutmaz | 71 | 172 | / |
| Patuma | 71 | 170 | / |
| Patthumma | 71 | 23 | / |
| Padthumma | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pathoumma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pathummas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ppathumma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phathumas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pathummay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pathummaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phathumma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patouma | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Pastima | 67 | 98 | / |
| Puustusmaa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Patchutmai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Postimo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Postome | 67 | 8 | / |
| Patumma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Photoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pattuma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pathummast | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phatthumma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pootoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pousthomme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phathummas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phathummat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Postomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patumas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patumat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phatuma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Posthuma
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