Postma is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Postma
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Postma

How popular is Postma?

Postma is common in Netherlands.

Postma is ranked 26046 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Postma bearers increased by 8.21142 per cent in 2010 US census to 2293 since 2000, the surname slipped by 87 spots and ranked at 13300. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.03 97.03
Hispanic or Latino 1.26 0.76
Others 1 0.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.74 0.76
Postma is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Netherlands which signifies that it is originated from Netherlands. Around 19577 people have been found who wears Postma as their family name. Postma is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
6,779 Nicaragua3
14,054 China3
723,167 Indonesia2
1,143 French Polynesia2
2,168 Suriname2
18,035 Egypt2
50,640 Switzerland2
19,093 Finland2
54,135 Philippines2
31,767 Greece2
23,344 Austria2
18,625 Japan2
15,162 Costa Rica1
169,904 Brazil1
165,773 Belarus1
1,704,541 India1
7,292 Vietnam1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
53,505 Turkey1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
40,340 Malaysia1
3,307 Malta1
56,169 Mexico1
5,872 Namibia1
1,818 Guernsey1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
16,073 Latvia1
31,207 Ireland1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,872 New Zealand43
11,040 Scotland39
32,811 Sweden29
60,950 Spain28
23,443 Norway26
15,050 Singapore18
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with hundreds of Postma:
16,171 Germany639
11,611 Australia240
24,611 England199
12,863 Belgium141
71,478 France135
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Postma:
12,328 United States2,860
3,037 South Africa2,137
4,310 Canada1,043
Countries with ten thousands of Postma:
77 Netherlands11,814
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Postma Namesakes

  • Arjen Postma, Soccer player
  • Neil Postman, Author
  • Laurens Postma, Film director
  • Paul Postma, Ice hockey player
  • Obe Postma, Author
  • Pieter-Jan Postma, Sailor
  • Neil Postman, Author
  • Stefan Postma, Soccer player
  • Stefan Postma, Soccer player

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