Postum Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Postum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Postum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postum (Russian: Постум) occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Postum? popularity and diffusion

Postum is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Postum reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Postum is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Postum is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 95 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Postum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Postum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.39% less than the national average, earning R 193,932 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posthum928/
Potum9147/
Posthume865/
Pastum8334/
Pestum8328/
Postom8320/
Pottum834/
Pothum833/
Potoum831/
Photum831/
Poutoum7714/
Pasthum778/
Phothum774/
Pothoum771/
Potom731,288/
Patum73407/
Potun7310/
Photthum71109/
Poutgoum711/
Pootthum711/
Poston6714,550/
Pathum672,612/
Pattum67393/
Photun67118/
Patoum6743/
Padtum6740/
Phatum6727/
Potung6727/
Pastun6712/
Patume676/
Potuin676/
Pastuchem673/
Poutom671/
Photom671/
Postunova671/
Pottom671/
Pastom671/
Pothom670/
Poutun670/

Postum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Postum in the Russian language
Постумpostum-

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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 Postum
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