Posen Surname
Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname
Posen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 563 | 1:643,799 | 51,706 |
| Israel | 361 | 1:23,705 | 3,498 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Posen (398) may also be a first name.
Posen Demographics
Average Posen Salary in
United States
$48,072 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Posen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Posen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Posen (Arabic: بوسن, Georgian: ფოსენ, Hindi: पोसेन, Russian: Посен) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Posen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Posen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 295,590th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. Posen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Posen are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Posen is also the 432,848th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 398 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 643,799. In The United States Posen is most prevalent in: New York, where 34 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 28 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Posen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Posen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Posen surname rose 8,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Posen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Posen surname are 37.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.7% registered with the party.
The amount Posen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.54% less than the national average, earning R 12,984 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $48,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.74% more than the national average, earning $77,375 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Posen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Posen in the Georgian language | ||
| ფოსენ | posen | - |
| Posen in the Hindi language | ||
| पोसेन | posena | - |
| Posen in the Russian language | ||
| Посен | posen | - |
| Posen in the Arabic language | ||
| بوسن | bwsn | - |
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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 Posen
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