von Post Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

von Post Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Post Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1271:77,5345,797
France91:7,380,302306,885
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

von Post Last Name Facts

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

The surname von Post occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Post? popularity and diffusion

The last name von Post is the 1,415,499th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname von Post is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of von Post live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 77,534. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 33 percent are found, Skåne County, where 24 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

von Post Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of von Post has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the von Post surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 von Post
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