Postov Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Postov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Postov Last Name Facts

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

Postov (Russian: Постов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Postov is the 1,628,521st most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Postov is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Postov are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 1,675,849. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 24 percent reside, Moscow, where 13 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Russia Postov is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Postov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States Postov are 3.91% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 42.86% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postoev92560/
Postova92116/
Poshtov9221/
Poestov921/
Potov91129/
Poshtova8672/
Poustova865/
Pestov8310,172/
Pustov83242/
Potova8371/
Pastov8335/
Postow8330/
Postop832/
Postavová8048/
Postawová803/
Postavova801/
Postapova801/
Pustova77315/
Pashtov7763/
Pochtov7762/
Pushtov7724/
Paustov7721/
Pastova7719/
Postoff7715/
Posthof774/
Poutova774/
Postaev773/
Pastoev772/
Posteev771/
Pustovs771/
Patov73810/
Potof7310/
Potav732/
Pashtova71100/
Posthoff7151/
Pushtova7130/
Paustova717/
Poshtaev714/
Pasztova711/
Pottovff710/
Pautov674,326/
Pothof67684/
Patova67568/
Pottow67164/
Püstow6785/
Pestow6758/
Pastow6758/
Potoff6756/
Paatov6733/
Pastav6714/
Pastev679/
Potowa678/
Pustavova675/
Pustow675/
Pestof673/
Paxtov672/
Pastop671/
Pustovova671/
Pestav671/
Padtov671/
Pustavová671/
Pathov671/
Pottof670/

Postov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postov in the Russian language
Постовpostov-

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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 Postov
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