Postiau Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Postiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Postiau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postiau occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postiau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Postiau is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Postiau reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 95,805. In Belgium Postiau is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 93 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live and Flemish Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 14 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postiaux93239/
Potiau9291/
Pestiau8626/
Potiaux8613/
Pastiau8611/
Pottiau863/
Pestieau8077/
Pottiaux8024/
Pastiaux801/
Pottieau801/
Poutieau801/
Poitiaux800/
Patiau773/
Pathiaux6757/
Phottiou673/
Pootiout671/
Pootioud671/
Patihahaiu591/

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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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  • 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 Postiau
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