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
Poswan occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poswan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Poswan live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Poswan is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.
This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 39 percent reside, Bihar, where 28 percent reside and Telangana, where 22 percent reside. Beside India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
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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