Postman Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Postman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Canada571:646,41452,764
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
England91:6,190,895170,599
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Postman (16) may also be a first name.

Postman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postman is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 607,405th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The last name Postman is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Postman live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 1,154,328. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 13 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Postman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Postman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Postman last name grew 1,256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Postman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Postman last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Postman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.37% more than the national average, earning R 319,308 per year; in United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postmann9365/
Potman92500/
Photman86245/
Pestman86171/
Pastman8672/
Potmang8657/
Pottman8613/
Potmann862/
Pothman862/
Poitman861/
Potmane861/
Pothmann801,001/
Pottmann80173/
Pochtman807/
Pestmann806/
Potmasin804/
Pashtman801/
Poztmann801/
Pastmann800/
Patman771,832/
Potmam770/
Photmahan758/
Pochtmann752/
Pattman71299/
Photmon71177/
Pathman71148/
Patmang7168/
Patmann7125/
Phatman7111/
Pottmanova711/
Pachtman67148/
Pathmann6775/
Patmahan6743/
Pattmann6730/
Pothmont677/
Phatmane671/
Patmacin671/
Pottmannová671/

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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 Postman
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