Posthumus is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Posthumus
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Posthumus

How popular is Posthumus?

Posthumus is common in Netherlands.

Posthumus is ranked 50307 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Posthumuses grew by 11.39535 per cent to 479 since 2000 and ranked 44808 after elevating 1806 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 98.12 96.74
Hispanic or Latino 1.67 1.16
Posthumus is quite popular family name mostly used in South Africa while Netherlands is ahead in terms of density. Around 9441 people have been found who wears Posthumus as their family name. Posthumus is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
1,351 Lesotho2
24,766 Scotland2
54,641 Sweden2
50,640 Switzerland2
151,601 Spain1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
37,493 Austria1
2,374 Bermuda1
13,606 Senegal1
49,101 Denmark1
2,309 Monaco1
153,416 Italy1
36,814 Romania1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
48,106 Australia41
17,064 New Zealand31
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
24,466 Belgium67
Countries with hundreds of Posthumus:
45,180 United States601
11,275 Canada346
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Posthumus:
1,144 South Africa5,808
844 Netherlands2,272
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Posthumus Namesakes

  • Lisa Posthumus Lyons, American Politician
  • Kees Posthumus, Chemist
  • Tycho Posthumus, Actor
  • Kees Posthumus, Chemist

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