Postolov Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Postolov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postolov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4461:323,14632,615
North Macedonia4411:4,765896
Bulgaria1701:41,0523,004
Ukraine1541:295,60237,838
Israel511:167,79717,113
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Postolov (55) may also be a first name.

Postolov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postolov (Georgian: პოსტოლოვ, Russian: Постолов) is found most frequently in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Postolov.

How Common Is The Last Name Postolov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 263,444th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,900,838 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Postolov are found; 44 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Postolov is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 55 people.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 323,146. In Russia Postolov is most frequent in: Rostov Oblast, where 36 percent are found, Belgorod Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 9 percent are found. Not including Russia it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 30 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 11 percent are found.

Postolov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Postolov surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Postolov surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the party.

Postolov earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91% more than the national average, earning $82,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postolova941,239/
Potolov93444/
Potolova88813/
Pestolov8834/
Postalov8832/
Postolow887/
Postelov887/
Pastolov881/
Postalova8228/
Postoloff8215/
Pastolova822/
Postolowa821/
Postalyov821/
Potalov80162/
Patolov802/
Potohylova781/
Potalova75180/
Postołow754/
Pestalov754/
Patolova753/
Postalof751/
Pastolav751/
Pottolow751/
Postelev751/
Postaloff717/
Patoulova711/
Pochtalov711/
Posteloff711/
Patalov67111/

Postolov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postolov in the Georgian language
პოსტოლოვpostolov-
Postolov in the Russian language
Постоловpostolov-

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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 Postolov
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