Postiga Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Postiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
France111:6,038,429280,838
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Postiga (10) may also be a first name.

Postiga Last Name Facts

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

Postiga is held by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Postiga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Postiga is the 837,371st most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Postiga are found; 75 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

Postiga is most widely held in Portugal, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 42,523. Aside from Portugal it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poshtiga931/
Potiga9215/
Postigo8611,959/
Pottiga8697/
Pustiga861/
Postigi861/
Pastiga861/
Postigos807/
Pashtiga802/
Pothinga801/
Posttigo801/
Patiga771,383/
Potega77103/
Potigo774/
Potyga771/
Pastaigay754/
Postigues753/
Patigas71802/
Pastega71344/
Patigay7125/
Patigau7114/
Pustigo717/
Pathiga715/
Postego714/
Pestigo714/
Pattiga714/
Pottega712/
Pastigo712/
Patigaz711/
Potigot711/
Ppatiga711/
Pasthigach711/
Patiega711/
Podtigo711/
Pateigha6714/
Pateinga6713/
Patigads671/
Patuigas671/
Patiegha671/
Pataigha671/
Peshtigo671/

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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 Postiga
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