Postolnik Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Postolnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postolnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3481:414,14739,722
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Postolnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postolnik (Russian: Постольник) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Postolnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Postolnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Postolnik is the 778,856th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name Postolnik is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Postolnik live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Postolnik is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 414,147. In Russia it is mostly found in: Stavropol Krai, where 35 percent are found, Orenburg Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Tomsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Transnistria, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Postolnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Postolnik last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Postolnik last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postolnyk89730/
Pastolnik8916/
Postolnikova8670/
Postolnnyk841/
Pastolnig787/
Pastolnyk785/
Pustalnik782/
Postolnykova7636/
Pastollnigg7023/
Pasztalniec601/
Pasztalenniec551/

Postolnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postolnik in the Russian language
Постольникpostolnik-

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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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  • 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 Postolnik
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