Poš Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Poš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1921:12,9573,100
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Pos (5,502), Poş (147), Pós (664), Pös (26) & Pòs (2) are calculated separately.

Poš Last Name Facts

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

Poš occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pos, Poş, Pós, Pös or Pòs. Click here to see other potential spellings of Poš.

How Common Is The Last Name Poš? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Poš are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 12,957. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Drava, where 80 percent reside, Savinja, where 18 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pos895,502/
Poş89147/
Pouš864/
Počš861/
Po8034,866/
Pós78664/
Pös7826/
Pòs782/
Poišs751/
Possš751/
Pop67252,709/
Pho6736,087/
Poh6723,632/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Poi674,710/
Poc673,463/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Puš67381/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poč67130/
Ppo67111/
Pox67104/
Paš67101/
Poj6779/
Pgo6770/
Poç6758/
Pfo6741/
Púš6732/
Pošová6725/
Poï6720/
Poî676/
Půš675/
Hpo675/
Poá674/
Vpo673/
Poë671/

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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 Poš
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