Postner Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Postner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany871:925,35065,249
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Postner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postner is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Postner is the 1,637,889th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Postner are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 925,350. In Germany Postner is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 70 percent reside, Hesse, where 10 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Postner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Postner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Postner last name rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Postner last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Postner earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.41% more than the national average, earning $60,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.55% less than the national average, earning $34,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postneir930/
Potner926/
Pestner86157/
Pastner86132/
Poitner8672/
Pottner8661/
Pojtner8623/
Postnet8610/
Poytner864/
Potnger861/
Postnes861/
Poutner860/
Pustner860/
Potne8323/
Postingner822/
Poittner8014/
Paestner804/
Pottnger803/
Pasztner801/
Poitnger801/
Phottner800/
Pouttner800/
Patner77128/
Postny7722/
Potney776/
Postna774/
Pastne771/
Pottne771/
Poutney71197/
Postnyi71170/
Postnyy71101/
Pattner7125/
Potinre7110/
Potnees716/
Pautner714/
Postnoy714/
Pouthne712/
Patnert711/
Postnii711/
Poutnje711/
Postniy711/
Patne6711,275/
Pfattner67632/
Postnaia67201/
Postnaya67107/
Pauthner6778/
Potni6776/
Pachtner6774/
Potna6722/
Pächtner6713/
Postnijs671/
Postnich671/
Photness671/
Poythnes671/
Pouttney670/

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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 Postner
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