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

The last name Postov (Russian: Постов) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postov? popularity and diffusion

Postov is the 1,628,521st most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Postov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Postov reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Postov is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 1,675,849. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 24 percent live, Moscow, where 13 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live. Apart from Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 24 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Postov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Postov surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Postov surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 42.86% registered to vote for the 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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