Postma Surname
Approximately 19,204 people bear this surname
Postma Surname Definition:
See Posthumus.
Postma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 13,374 | 1:1,263 | 65 |
| United States | 3,104 | 1:116,772 | 12,581 |
| Canada | 1,162 | 1:31,709 | 4,124 |
| South Africa | 658 | 1:82,337 | 10,173 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Germany | 134 | 1:600,787 | 48,250 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Argentina | 95 | 1:449,931 | 33,821 |
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Postma (11) may also be a first name.
Postma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
See Posthumus.
Postma Demographics
Average Postma Salary in
United States
$48,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postmaa | 92 | 69 | / |
| Posthma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Potma | 91 | 554 | / |
| Photma | 83 | 125 | / |
| Potmau | 83 | 23 | / |
| Postmo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Potmas | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pastma | 83 | 5 | / |
| Potmai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Photmat | 77 | 1,310 | / |
| Postmes | 77 | 72 | / |
| Photmai | 77 | 17 | / |
| Pasthma | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pootmma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phothma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patma | 73 | 1,117 | / |
| Potmo | 73 | 147 | / |
| Phatma | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Patmah | 67 | 1,167 | / |
| Pathma | 67 | 632 | / |
| Patmas | 67 | 176 | / |
| Patmat | 67 | 89 | / |
| Pahtma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Photmahat | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ppatma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potmoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patmau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potmoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patmai | 67 | 1 | / |
Postma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Postma in the Russian language | ||
| Постма | postma | - |
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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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