Postovit Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Postovit Surname User-submission:

A surname that has its origins in an Eskimo tribe (Eskimo-Finnic descent), which have a Finnish/Eskimo genetic background. Over the years, they have migrated from the Arctic into Alaska, USA, Canada, Norway, Finland and Russia.

Postovit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Israel121:713,13647,700
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Postovit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname that has its origins in an Eskimo tribe (Eskimo-Finnic descent), which have a Finnish/Eskimo genetic background. Over the years, they have migrated from the Arctic into Alaska, USA, Canada, Norway, Finland and Russia.

- Henriksson Pustovits

A Finn-Germanic-Eskimo tribe which is found in Canada, the USA, Greenland, Finland, Estonia and Latvia.

- Henriksson Pustovits

Postovit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postovit (Russian: Постовит) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postovit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Postovit is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Postovit live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 25 percent reside, North Dakota, where 20 percent reside and Arizona, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The United States Postovit exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.

Postovit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Postovit last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Postovit last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Postovit earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.59% more than the national average, earning $89,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Postovit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postovit in the Russian language
Постовитpostovit-

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