Postings Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Postings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:395,16427,358
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488

Postings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postings occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postings? popularity and diffusion

Postings is the 1,252,959th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Postings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Postings live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 395,164. In England Postings is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 23 percent live, West Midlands, where 19 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Postings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Postings has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Postings Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Postings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 249.17% more than the national average, earning R 829,764 per year and in Canada they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $42,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posting9366/
Pastings881/
Poting86609/
Postingue8261/
Potting80222/
Patings8050/
Pothing801/
Posteng801/
Pouting800/
Pattings7511/
Pothieng754/
Phothing753/
Pohtiong751/
Poutting750/
Pating71659/
Potyng7138/
Potîng7138/
Poteng7115/
Potinc715/
Patting67146/
Pastink6797/
Phating6762/
Pathing6719/
Pauting677/
Pooteng676/
Poodthieng671/
Potaeng671/
Patieng671/
Pohteng671/
Potteng670/

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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 Postings
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis