Posvo Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Posvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Posvo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posvo occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Posvo.

How Common Is The Last Name Posvo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Posvo reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Posvo is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 173,463. In Zimbabwe Posvo is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 26 percent are found and Harare Province, where 24 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Posvo occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povo89244/
Posvott831/
Povoa803,189/
Povod801,041/
Posva8030/
Poswo8029/
Phovo8023/
Povou8017/
Pouvo806/
Povos805/
Povot801/
Pasvo801/
Pesvo801/
Posuo801/
Poshva73299/
Pasvos7315/
Povost736/
Poisuo736/
Pascvo731/
Povods731/
Paszvo731/
Povosd731/
Povoux730/
Pavo671,959/
Powo67810/
Pobo67528/
Pova67461/
Potsuho675/
Pouvosh671/
Povaova671/
Ppovost670/

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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 Posvo
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