Postu Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Postu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova8301:4,291613
Romania4041:49,6986,149
Ukraine771:591,20465,049
Transnistria481:9,8901,998
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
India191:40,371,862445,856
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Postù (2) are calculated separately.

Postu (139) may also be a first name.

Postu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postu (Russian: Посту) is found most in Moldova. It may be found as a variant: Postù. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 270,292nd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,050,274 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Postu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 784,558th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 139 people.

It is most widely held in Moldova, where it is held by 830 people, or 1 in 4,291. In Moldova Postu is most frequent in: Nisporeni District, where 21 percent live, Cahul District, where 19 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 14 percent live. Aside from Moldova this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 28 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Postu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Postu last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Postu last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postù932/
Postus9134/
Postui9116/
Postuj9110/
Postou919/
Postuy912/
Posthu911/
Postau911/
Potu896,878/
Poshthu833/
Poustus832/
Postuch831/
Postaux831/
Posteus830/
Postous830/
Pothu805,142/
Pottu80360/
Potau80207/
Potut80179/
Pustu80157/
Poutu80141/
Potus80125/
Potou80107/
Pootu8056/
Pastu8034/
Potuu8014/
Photu8014/
Potui8013/
Potuy809/
Potuh808/
Poitu802/
Potud801/
Potup801/
Podtu801/
Pestu801/
Potuj801/
Posthuis7726/
Posthaus776/
Postaush772/
Poitou732,384/
Poutou73557/
Pouttu73429/
Pastou73404/
Postój73282/
Pastuh73262/
Pothou73211/
Potaux73168/
Potuyt73110/
Poitau7398/
Pashtu7366/
Pastus7353/
Pastau7327/
Potaud7323/
Potuha7322/
Potuit7320/
Pestou7316/
Pottou7316/
Pastux738/
Photuy737/
Postoe736/
Poothu735/
Pootou734/
Photus733/
Poitut733/
Postão732/
Phothu732/
Pothgu731/
Potthu731/
Pottui731/
Pottuu731/
Pasthu731/
Pouthu731/
Phastu731/
Pestau731/
Pesteu731/
Pasteu731/
Pastut731/
Poiteu731/
Poitus731/
Poitux731/
Podtud731/
Pustut731/
Pothut731/
Poytou731/
Potuch731/
Pouteu731/
Pustui731/
Pootup731/
Pootut731/
Pottut730/
Patu674,453/
Pastuch671,132/
Poitout67639/
Poutout67392/
Poitoux67355/
Pastout67132/
Potuijt67102/
Potó6764/
Poutoux6761/
Pothaut6732/
Pothaud6731/
Pottuit6724/
Pastous6723/
Pastush6719/
Pottuyt6714/
Pastaud6712/
Pastuha6710/
Pouthou679/
Phottui672/
Pastuhs672/
Pastgou671/
Pothuit671/
Potusch671/
Poutaud671/
Poshtoo671/
Phastus671/

Postu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postu in the Russian language
Постуpostu-

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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
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  • 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 Postu
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