Postlewaight Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Postlewaight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postlewaight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Postlewaight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postlewaight is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postlewaight? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,447,279th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. Postlewaight is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Postlewaight reside; 99 percent reside in Australasia and 99 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Postlewaight is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 36,816. In New Zealand Postlewaight is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 46 percent are found, Waikato Region, where 11 percent are found and Northland Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of New Zealand Postlewaight occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Postlewaight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Postlewaight has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Postlewaight
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