Pós Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pós Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pós Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4851:441,39016,718
Hungary1341:73,2567,447
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Pos (5,502), Pòs (2), Poš (232) & Poş (147) are calculated separately.

Pós (27) may also be a first name.

Pós Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pós (Hindi: पोस, Marathi: पोस, Tibetan: པུས་) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Pos, Pòs, Poš or Poş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pós? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pós is the 496,702nd most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Pós live; 73 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 27 people.

The last name Pós is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 441,390. In Brazil Pós is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 28 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 20 percent live and Portugal, where 6 percent live.

Pós Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pós has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pós last name decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pos895,502/
Pòs892/
Pósz8653/
Póss863/
Poš78232/
Poş78147/
Pósch7557/
Pas6713,765/
Pus671,572/
Pósová6782/
Póč6744/
Pás671/
Püs671/

Pós Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pós in the Tibetan language
པུས་-
Pós in the Hindi language
पोसposa-
Pós in the Marathi language
पोसposa66.67
पॉसposa33.33

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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 Pós
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