Posel Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Posel Surname Definition:

“Messenger” or “Deputy” in Polish.

Posel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Slovenia491:50,7698,382
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Pösel (168) are calculated separately.

Posel (10) may also be a first name.

Posel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Messenger” or “Deputy” in Polish.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Posel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posel is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pösel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Posel is the 788,513th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Posel occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Posel live; 22 percent live in Eastern Europe and 22 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Posel is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name Posel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 16 percent reside and Slovenia, where 14 percent reside.

Posel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Posel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Posel last name increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Posel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Posel surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Posel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning $35,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.18% more than the national average, earning $63,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pösel93168/
Possel91541/
Poisel91538/
Posell91115/
Poselt9193/
Poysel9125/
Poesel9112/
Poshel9111/
Poseld9110/
Potsel918/
Posiel914/
Pousel913/
Poseel911/
Posl89175/
Posselt835,474/
Possehl83732/
Poussel83328/
Possiel83113/
Poessel8393/
Poschel8364/
Possell8363/
Poissel8357/
Poysell8314/
Poisell838/
Posiell834/
Pohselt832/
Poesehl831/
Poishel831/
Posselp831/
Possael830/
Posehel830/
Potel804,174/
Pesel80564/
Pasel80334/
Poisl80220/
Poseł80148/
Pogel80142/
Pojsl80122/
Pusel8088/
Poslt8084/
Pozel8074/
Poesl8060/
Posle8056/
Posil8030/
Päsel8026/
Pocel808/
Pohsl803/
Poysl802/
Possl802/
Poeßl801/
Phosl801/
Poeschel77696/
Poselova7725/
Pouëssel7717/
Posseldt773/
Posseltt773/
Poselová772/
Poschell771/
Potschel771/
Poessell770/
Poushell770/
Pol7547,849/
Pessel731,111/
Poggel73937/
Posled73487/
Peszel73357/
Patsel73342/
Porzel73315/
Pössel73305/
Poucel73303/
Passel73224/
Paszel73219/
Pottel73181/
Pashel73179/
Peesel73130/
Pusell73123/
Pochel73122/
Poitel73116/
Paesel7378/
Pöselt7370/
Pasell7364/
Pozehl7361/
Poschl7355/
Pussel7348/
Päselt7345/
Pescel7339/
Potell7335/
Pushel7333/
Posieł7332/
Poessl7325/
Pausel7323/
Pogiel7321/
Poßelt7320/
Poslet7317/
Pozell7315/
Poßehl7312/
Paselt739/
Poisle739/
Pogell738/
Pascel737/
Phosil737/
Pozzel736/
Poßiel736/
Poizel735/
Pociel734/
Pougel733/
Pesell732/
Pootel732/
Peusel732/
Pasiel732/
Puselt732/
Pozelt732/
Püssel732/
Poissl732/
Pasgel732/
Pocell731/
Phojel731/
Possil731/
Puisel731/
Poziel731/
Phesel731/
Pesiel731/
Poisil731/
Poecel731/
Pöhsel731/
Possèl731/
Possél731/
Poželė731/
Poyssl731/
Poushl731/
Paseel731/
Poteel730/
Puscel730/
Potelt730/
Potcel730/
Phusel730/
Puszel730/
Poiselová7125/
Poeschell713/
Posschell711/
Posselová711/
Poiselova711/
Pohl6784,918/
Pool6758,576/
Pole6737,956/
Poul6719,726/
Puol6715,596/
Poll6710,172/
Peschel678,473/
Püschel675,333/
Polt671,821/
Pöschel671,035/
Poeschl67798/
Pešl67791/
Puschel67719/
Pold67687/
Pesl67636/
Passehl67549/
Polh67403/
Pösl67354/
Paschel67353/
Poil67313/
Peul67253/
Phol67241/
Passell67217/
Peßl67180/
Poslova67115/
Pessell67112/
Pussell6794/
Pussehl6792/
Pezl6785/
Päschel6762/
Patsell6750/
Pushell6749/
Poslová6745/
Passiel6732/
Pösselt6729/
Poucell6728/
Porzell6724/
Poslett6715/
Pohzehl6713/
Patselt6713/
Pascell6711/
Paushel679/
Pfol679/
Pashell678/
Puisele678/
Pasl676/
Potl676/
Ppol675/
Possiol675/
Pottell674/
Patseld674/
Paessel673/
Polp673/
Poyl673/
Phasael673/
Pudsell672/
Pescell672/
Pojl672/
Passuel672/
Polì672/
Vpol672/
Phoosil672/
Pootell671/
Poozell671/
Podgelt671/
Puscell671/
Pessoel671/
Pusselt671/
Passelt671/
Hpol671/
Pauszel671/
Posiełł671/
Posł671/
Pozl671/
Pourzel671/
Poxl671/
Pocl671/
Bpol671/
Poutelt670/
Potchel670/
Pohzell670/
Patssel670/
Puisell670/
Putsell670/
Pouhtel670/

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