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 is found most frequently in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poswan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Poswan is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Poswan are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Poswan is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 36 people.
The surname Poswan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Poswan is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 39 percent reside, Bihar, where 28 percent reside and Telangana, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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