Postley Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Postley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Postley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Postley is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Postley are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States Postley is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found.

Postley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Postley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Postley surname increased 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Postley are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.83% being registered with the political party.

Postley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning $31,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postle922,123/
Potley921/
Postly920/
Postler862,389/
Postles86531/
Postlep8657/
Pastley861/
Pestley860/
Potle83251/
Postelle80235/
Postille8064/
Postless801/
Pottle772,455/
Potler77158/
Pestle77155/
Patley7797/
Pothle7722/
Potlet7718/
Photle7714/
Potlly7711/
Potlay775/
Pothly771/
Pastle771/
Potlle771/
Pastly770/
Pustle770/
Postelles7512/
Poistelle751/
Potelle71899/
Pastler7199/
Pottler7129/
Photlhe7123/
Pattley7122/
Potliya7112/
Poutler713/
Pothler712/
Pootlea711/
Patleys711/
Poutlle711/
Pathley711/
Pottlie711/
Potlayi711/
Pottles710/
Pootles710/
Patle6758,064/
Potla677,888/
Potli67406/
Patly67235/
Pestille6754/
Postelli6750/
Pestelle6746/
Poitelea6746/
Pastille6745/
Patleych6724/
Potellet6719/
Pasztler6716/
Postilla6715/
Postella6715/
Postilli6710/
Pásztler679/
Pastelle676/
Pootless674/
Pochtler674/
Poitelle672/
Potlyiah671/
Potilles671/
Pouttler670/

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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 Postley
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