Poswan Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Poswan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Poswan (36) may also be a first name.
Poswan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poswan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poswan occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Poswan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poswan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Poswan is the 4,427,875th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Poswan is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Poswan reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Poswan is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 39 percent live, Bihar, where 28 percent live and Telangana, where 22 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poswane | 92 | 3 | / |
| Poswang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phoswang | 86 | 54 | / |
| Phoswane | 86 | 51 | / |
| Pooswang | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pooswaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paswan | 83 | 1,844,555 | / |
| Puswan | 83 | 11 | / |
| Peswan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Posuan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poswon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phoshwane | 80 | 6 | / |
| Poitswane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pashwan | 77 | 2,001 | / |
| Paswaan | 77 | 1,995 | / |
| Passwan | 77 | 505 | / |
| Paaswan | 77 | 294 | / |
| Paswasn | 77 | 56 | / |
| Paswann | 77 | 33 | / |
| Paswwan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Padswan | 77 | 24 | / |
| Paswane | 77 | 22 | / |
| Posvanc | 77 | 21 | / |
| Paswand | 77 | 21 | / |
| Paswanq | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ppaswan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Paswean | 77 | 16 | / |
| Phaswan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Paswamn | 77 | 10 | / |
| Paswanh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Peshwan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Paswahn | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pushwan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pahswan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Puswane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pasxwan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Paswain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paswajn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paswhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuswan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Photshwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phaswane | 71 | 1,372 | / |
| Pashwaan | 71 | 103 | / |
| Phuswane | 71 | 66 | / |
| Paaswaan | 71 | 65 | / |
| Pauswang | 71 | 28 | / |
| Pushwand | 71 | 6 | / |
| Paashwan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Poosuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Passwwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paswaanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paswanth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phosuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pooshvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phuswang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Passwean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pasvan | 67 | 57,163 | / |
| Pasban | 67 | 11,084 | / |
| Paswam | 67 | 329 | / |
| Paswon | 67 | 116 | / |
| Pasuan | 67 | 111 | / |
| Photsuang | 67 | 88 | / |
| Pazwan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Posbon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phushwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pusuan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pathswane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pesuan | 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 Poswan
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