Posthuma is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Posthuma
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Posthuma

How popular is Posthuma?

Posthuma is common in Netherlands.

Posthuma is ranked 139610 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Posthuma bearers increased by 3.351955 per cent in 2010 US census to 370 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1485 spots and ranked at 55505. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.76 97.21
Hispanic or Latino 1.89 0
Posthuma is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Netherlands which may be its originating country too. Around 2758 people have been found who wears Posthuma as their family name. Posthuma is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
4,104 South Korea2
3,791 Namibia2
21,562 Portugal1
29,046 Japan1
172,258 Germany1
169,904 Brazil1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
43,662 Belgium30
42,407 Sweden22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,621 New Zealand95
25,623 Australia93
56,973 South Africa73
45,215 Canada69
Countries with hundreds of Posthuma:
59,662 United States428
Countries with thousands of Posthuma:
1,068 Netherlands1,883

Comments

D
Damian posthuma 12th September 2019 , 6:58 AM
The names meaning is actually after death, the post as in after, huma as in human.
T
Thomas P 10th September 2022 , 4:03 AM
It can be used when a child is born after the death of its biological father.

Posthuma Namesakes

  • Joost Posthuma, Bicycler
  • Folkert Posthuma, Politician
  • Hessel Posthuma, Politician
  • Joost Posthuma, Bicycler

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