Postons Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Postons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Postons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postons has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Postons live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,417,138. In Canada Postons is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Postons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Postons has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Postons surname fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Postons Last Name Statistics demography

Postons earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $58,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potons923/
Postans86569/
Photons864/
Pastons861/
Postoms860/
Potoms77249/
Potans777/
Patons772/
Potanse7115/
Postums711/
Pestans711/
Patoins711/
Pattons710/
Poitans710/
Postance67212/
Poitgans671/
Potance5733/
Pathans5722/
Poutance535/

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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 Postons
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis