Posva Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Posva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Pošva (58) are calculated separately.
Posva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Posva has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can be found as a variant: Pošva. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Posva? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Posva live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Posva is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 684,410. In Switzerland Posva is most prevalent in: Canton of Vaud, where 83 percent live, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 8 percent live and Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 8 percent live. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pošva | 93 | 58 | / |
| Poshva | 91 | 299 | / |
| Posvai | 91 | 37 | / |
| Pova | 89 | 461 | / |
| Pozsvai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poswa | 80 | 6,463 | / |
| Povoa | 80 | 3,189 | / |
| Povea | 80 | 3,188 | / |
| Povah | 80 | 454 | / |
| Posvo | 80 | 106 | / |
| Povay | 80 | 82 | / |
| Povaz | 80 | 45 | / |
| Povas | 80 | 28 | / |
| Pouva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Poiva | 80 | 20 | / |
| Pasva | 80 | 20 | / |
| Povad | 80 | 7 | / |
| Puova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Posua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Phova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ppova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Povha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Povai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Posvi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Povat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Povap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pesva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Povóa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phoswa | 73 | 3,592 | / |
| Poszwa | 73 | 747 | / |
| Povacz | 73 | 50 | / |
| Povaha | 73 | 38 | / |
| Pozvai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Posway | 73 | 20 | / |
| Posvyt | 73 | 19 | / |
| Pošvai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pósvai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Peshva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Posvit | 73 | 8 | / |
| Poovad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pasvas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Poshba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pashva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phouva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Poswwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pasvau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pasvad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pouvas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poesua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Povatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poovat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poosua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poswat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Posuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poeswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Potsua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poswad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pascva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pasvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Patsva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pochva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Požvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phosua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pava | 67 | 50,982 | / |
| Poba | 67 | 6,190 | / |
| Powa | 67 | 885 | / |
| Páva | 67 | 272 | / |
| Povo | 67 | 244 | / |
| Pouvait | 67 | 51 | / |
| Povaľač | 67 | 34 | / |
| Phosuea | 67 | 23 | / |
| Phoosua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Posvech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poovatt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Póva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Potsuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohssua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poosver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phasvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posvott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Posempa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Povaĺač | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoshwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Posva
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