Postma Surname

27,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Postma Surname Definition:

See Posthumus.

Postma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands13,3741:1,26365
United States3,1041:116,77212,581
Canada1,1621:31,7094,124
South Africa6581:82,33710,173
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Germany1341:600,78748,250
England971:574,41334,909
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Belgium531:216,91827,806
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Denmark231:245,42219,084
France211:3,162,987209,042
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Aruba181:5,749789
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Norway111:467,48139,375
Finland101:549,67032,186
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Postma (11) may also be a first name.

Postma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Posthumus.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Postma Last Name Facts

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

Postma (Russian: Постма) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postma? popularity and diffusion

Postma is the 27,995th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 379,481 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Postma are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Postma is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 11 people.

Postma is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13,374 people, or 1 in 1,263. In The Netherlands Postma is primarily found in: Friesland, where 37 percent are found, North Holland, where 11 percent are found and Groningen, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Postma is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Postma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Postma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Postma last name increased 7,571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,617 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Postma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Postma surname are 29.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Postma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.48% more than the national average, earning R 450,276 per year; in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postmaa9269/
Posthma921/
Potma91554/
Photma83125/
Potmau8323/
Postmo8314/
Potmas8310/
Pastma835/
Potmai831/
Photmat771,310/
Postmes7772/
Photmai7717/
Pasthma7710/
Pootmma773/
Phothma771/
Patma731,117/
Potmo73147/
Phatma671,267/
Patmah671,167/
Pathma67632/
Patmas67176/
Patmat6789/
Pahtma6723/
Photmahat6716/
Ppatma671/
Potmoo671/
Patmau671/
Potmoy671/
Patmai671/

Postma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postma in the Russian language
Постмаpostma-

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Postma Reference & Research

Posthumus een Friese Naam - The origin of the name Posthumus.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Postma
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