Postovan Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Postovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova6581:5,412824
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Postovan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postovan (Russian: Постован) is most common in Moldova. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postovan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 462,693rd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname Postovan is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Postovan are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Postovan is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 5,412. In Moldova Postovan is most frequent in: Drochia District, where 63 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent are found and Dondușeni District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Moldova this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.

Postovan Last Name Statistics demography

Postovan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $36,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poustovan9432/
Postavan881/
Patovan802/
Potavan801/
Potowan801/
Potavane751/
Pustovanova743/
Pastovanova742/
Phouthovane741/
Potawan67268/
Patavan6764/
Potawon673/
Patowan672/
Patovam671/
Poutouwang671/

Postovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postovan in the Russian language
Постованpostovan-

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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 Postovan
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