Posthumus Surname
Approximately 6,702 people bear this surname
Posthumus Surname Definition:
“Posthumous” in Latin, i.e. born after his father’s death. Female version Posthuma (Postma).
Posthumus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,815 | 1:5,999 | 658 |
| South Africa | 2,629 | 1:20,608 | 2,607 |
| United States | 630 | 1:575,332 | 47,145 |
| Canada | 361 | 1:102,065 | 11,068 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Posthumus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Posthumous” in Latin, i.e. born after his father’s death. Female version Posthuma (Postma).
(Dutch/Flemish), Posthumous. A Latin word.
Posthumus Demographics
Average Male Posthumus Height
178.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Posthumus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posthumus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Posthumus occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posthumus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,464th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,087,369 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Posthumus live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,815 people, or 1 in 5,999. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Friesland, where 31 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Groningen, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Posthumus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Posthumus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Posthumus surname increased 15,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Posthumus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Posthumus are 30.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.11% registered with the political party.
The amount Posthumus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.9% more than the national average, earning R 437,016 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $55,657 CAD per year.
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Posthumus Reference & Research
Posthumus een Friese Naam - The origin of the name Posthumus.
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