Posva Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Posva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pošva9358/
Poshva91299/
Posvai9137/
Pova89461/
Pozsvai831/
Poswa806,463/
Povoa803,189/
Povea803,188/
Povah80454/
Posvo80106/
Povay8082/
Povaz8045/
Povas8028/
Pouva8023/
Poiva8020/
Pasva8020/
Povad807/
Puova806/
Posua805/
Phova805/
Ppova803/
Povha802/
Povai802/
Posvi801/
Povat801/
Povap801/
Pesva801/
Povóa801/
Phoswa733,592/
Poszwa73747/
Povacz7350/
Povaha7338/
Pozvai7328/
Posway7320/
Posvyt7319/
Pošvai7310/
Pósvai738/
Peshva738/
Posvit738/
Poovad737/
Pasvas735/
Poshba735/
Pashva735/
Phouva735/
Poswwa734/
Pasvau733/
Pasvad733/
Pouvas732/
Poesua731/
Povatt731/
Poovat731/
Poosua731/
Poswat731/
Posuea731/
Poeswa731/
Potsua731/
Poswad731/
Pascva731/
Pasvay731/
Patsva731/
Pochva731/
Požvai731/
Phosua731/
Pava6750,982/
Poba676,190/
Powa67885/
Páva67272/
Povo67244/
Pouvait6751/
Povaľač6734/
Phosuea6723/
Phoosua677/
Posvech675/
Poovatt673/
Póva672/
Potsuha671/
Pohssua671/
Poosver671/
Povaova671/
Phasvat671/
Posvott671/
Posempa671/
Povaĺač671/
Phoshwa671/

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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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