Postian Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Postian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Postian Last Name Facts

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

Postian is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Postian are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Postian is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Postian is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 88 percent live and Arizona, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Postian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Postian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Postian last name increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postian Last Name Statistics demography

Postian earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 125.72% more than the national average, earning $97,396 USD per year.

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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 Postian
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