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

The last name Poš occurs most in Slovenia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pos, Poş, Pós, Pös or Pòs. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poš? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. This last name is primarily found 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.

The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 12,957. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Drava, where 80 percent reside, Savinja, where 18 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia Poš is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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