Pozniak Surname

84,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pozniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pozniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,7061:12,2841,591
United States7791:465,28739,642
Canada2291:160,89816,247
Lithuania1801:16,8593,096
Poland1701:223,58129,019
Israel1351:63,3907,977
England851:655,50738,035
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Australia381:710,41347,396
France381:1,747,966156,445
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Austria311:274,69131,731
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Poźniak (31), Pozñiak (1) & Późniak (1) are calculated separately.

Pozniak Last Name Facts

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

Pozniak (Georgian: პოზნიაკ) is found most in Ukraine. It can also be found as: Poźniak, Pozñiak or Późniak. Click here for other potential spellings of Pozniak.

How Common Is The Last Name Pozniak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,439th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,273,601 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Pozniak are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Pozniak is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 3,706 people, or 1 in 12,284. In Ukraine Pozniak is most prevalent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 14 percent live, Kiev, where 13 percent live and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 9 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Pozniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pozniak last name are 5.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Pozniak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.95% less than the national average, earning 259,723 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31% more than the national average, earning R 311,304 per year; in United States they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $47,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $53,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poźniak9531/
Pozñiak951/
Pozniaks931/
Późniak901/
Poznyak867,914/
Posniak86311/
Puzniak86239/
Pazniak8638/
Poznjak8616/
Pośniak865/
Pocniak861/
Pozniakova821,051/
Pozniaková827/
Posniack8039/
Paszniak8012/
Pazzniak807/
Puzniack802/
Pochniak802/
Puszniak801/
Porznyak801/
Poznyakova711,220/
Paznyak71176/
Požnjak7164/
Posnjak7143/
Pozneac7120/
Pesniak7115/
Pasniak7114/
Puznyak719/
Puźniak717/
Posnyak717/
Pusniak714/
Pocnjak713/
Pazniakova712/
Puzneak712/
Pazñiak711/
Pushniak67311/
Pashniak67229/
Pachniak67221/
Puchniak67188/
Peshniak6729/
Puzhnyak6712/
Poshnyak671/

Pozniak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pozniak in the Georgian language
პოზნიაკpozniak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pozniak
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