von Postel Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
von Postel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
von Postel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Postel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Postel is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Postel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of von Postel reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The surname von Postel is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,137,171. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Misiones Province, where 100 percent live. Excluding Argentina von Postel occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 43 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vonpostel | 95 | 4 | / |
| von Bostel | 90 | 15 | / |
| von Bosthel | 86 | 2 | / |
| von Pfoestl | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vonbostel | 84 | 5 | / |
| van Pestel | 80 | 51 | / |
| von Pfãstl | 80 | 3 | / |
| von Pföstl | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Opostal | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vanbostel | 74 | 2 | / |
| Vonbostal | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Opstaele | 73 | 41 | / |
| van Opstal | 70 | 4,176 | / |
| van Upstal | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Opstall | 67 | 20 | / |
| van Bastelaa | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vanopstal | 63 | 245 | / |
| Vanbostal | 63 | 15 | / |
| Vanbustel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vanopstall | 60 | 38 | / |
| Vanhopstal | 60 | 15 | / |
| Venne-Opstal | 55 | 1 | / |
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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 von Postel
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