Posen Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Posen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:643,79951,706
Israel3611:23,7053,498
England1061:525,64232,946
Canada811:454,88439,362
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Posen (398) may also be a first name.

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 held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Posen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 295,590th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. Posen is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Posen reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 432,848th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 398 people.

The surname Posen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 563 people, or 1 in 643,799. In The United States Posen is most prevalent in: New York, where 34 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 28 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Posen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Posen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Posen last name 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 bearing the Posen last name are 37.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.7% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poesen91295/
Posehn91235/
Possen91216/
Poseng91166/
Poosen9173/
Pousen9134/
Phosen9119/
Poshen9114/
Podsen9114/
Potsen9111/
Poisen919/
Posaen918/
Posien915/
Poysen913/
Posent913/
Poseen912/
Pohsen911/
Poszen911/
Posn890/
Poschen83771/
Photsen83155/
Possehn83118/
Possien83100/
Posaten8314/
Phoseng8310/
Phosaen835/
Phoesen834/
Possent832/
Poussen831/
Posheen831/
Poodsen831/
Poutsen831/
Posseng831/
Phoosen831/
Pooseng831/
Posshen830/
Pesen802,209/
Posin80627/
Posan80503/
Poson80310/
Pasen80292/
Pozen80247/
Poten80186/
Posem8062/
Pusen8043/
Pogen8042/
Pojen8027/
Poxen8011/
Posne809/
Posyn807/
Posán805/
Pocen804/
Photseng77200/
Pooschen7724/
Poischen7716/
Posaasen7712/
Possenne775/
Phoosaen774/
Phooseng774/
Possentt771/
Phoseeng771/
Phosseng771/
Poissent770/
Pon7521,284/
Poison731,233/
Paesen73878/
Posson73857/
Potten73852/
Possin73692/
Posing73535/
Phoson73471/
Posion73430/
Possan73414/
Passen73413/
Phosan73375/
Posane73316/
Pashen73282/
Pausen73181/
Pusien73173/
Pousin73171/
Pooten73170/
Posian73159/
Phasen73153/
Pushen73148/
Paasen73143/
Paseng73136/
Poxson73125/
Potent73111/
Poshan7393/
Posang7370/
Potsan7367/
Posong7361/
Poezyn7358/
Potson7358/
Pochen7358/
Pojeen7349/
Poshin7346/
Puseng7346/
Pahsen7346/
Pessen7344/
Peusen7342/
Posont7330/
Poosan7329/
Patsen7325/
Pocent7319/
Phosin7318/
Pasien7317/
Podson7316/
Posoon7316/
Poesan7316/
Poyson7315/
Poteng7315/
Phusen7314/
Pooson7314/
Photen7313/
Pouson7312/
Poogen7312/
Poshyn7311/
Potgen7310/
Posant739/
Poisin738/
Possne738/
Poceng737/
Pojent737/
Peesen736/
Pussen736/
Pohsin736/
Pozson736/
Pasent735/
Paseen735/
Potjen735/
Posyna735/
Poggen734/
Pousan734/
Pusaen734/
Pasesn733/
Padsen733/
Poisan732/
Poizen732/
Potsin732/
Poeson732/
Pasuen732/
Phoisn732/
Poosin732/
Podgen731/
Posann731/
Posind731/
Posone731/
Pohsan731/
Pooshn731/
Puooen731/
Puosan731/
Poycen731/
Pozeen731/
Pfozen731/
Hposon731/
Pascen731/
Poiten731/
Poezen731/
Pogent731/
Putsen731/
Posand731/
Poosne731/
Pozzen731/
Poysin731/
Pouzen731/
Potsne731/
Pasend731/
Poisyn731/
Poojen731/
Pasaen731/
Poshon730/
Paxsen730/
Poxsan730/
Pouten730/
Pojsin730/
Poon67110,235/
Phon6760,142/
Pong6745,723/
Poisson6720,432/
Pond6719,464/
Pont6716,526/
Pone675,616/
Poussin675,015/
Pocienė674,249/
Potsane673,608/
Paschen673,049/
Pousson671,261/
Pohn671,018/
Puon67770/
Ponn67718/
Poushan67643/
Posnova67628/
Poin67557/
Peschen67448/
Photson67368/
Pouzenc67339/
Poñe67336/
Poshina67309/
Pohchen67273/
Paassen67259/
Photsin67192/
Peun67165/
Poun67139/
Photsan67138/
Phasaen67114/
Potchen6794/
Possing6775/
Pottgen6767/
Pahssen6763/
Poschin6762/
Poshanh6750/
Phosing6749/
Pougenq6740/
Poosson6737/
Phosang6733/
Ponh6731/
Possane6731/
Poussan6730/
Pousane6727/
Possina6726/
Pousont6723/
Poisant6722/
Poshang6720/
Pasheen6719/
Phosane6719/
Phojeen6718/
Passien6717/
Poushin6717/
Phoeson6716/
Phuseng6716/
Poosang6716/
Poosant6716/
Poosing6715/
Poitsan6715/
Poesson6714/
Poosong6713/
Ppausen6711/
Phusaen6711/
Poshyna6711/
Photeen6710/
Poision6710/
Poshane6710/
Pooshin679/
Posasin679/
Passent678/
Pusaten678/
Possone678/
Phosong678/
Posoong678/
Poojeen677/
Pasn676/
Poushne676/
Pooteng676/
Pottsan675/
Pasient675/
Pooshan675/
Pousant675/
Possion675/
Pošienė675/
Phoesan675/
Passeng675/
Possant674/
Potn674/
Phosoon674/
Poissan673/
Pososin673/
Poshant673/
Phasent673/
Posingh673/
Pocheng673/
Poyn673/
Paussen673/
Poschan673/
Pocn673/
Putseng673/
Phoosan673/
Pootson673/
Posaune672/
Poissin672/
Pousang672/
Phaseen672/
Pouchen672/
Poohsan672/
Poësson672/
Posoung672/
Pogienė672/
Poisone672/
Paahsen672/
Paessen672/
Phessen672/
Pesienė672/
Hpon672/
Bpon672/
Phatsen672/
Poxn672/
Poytsan671/
Poshann671/
Pohteng671/
Poizeen671/
Putsent671/
Poyshin671/
Phodson671/
Phushen671/
Poschem671/
Pussent671/
Poujenc671/
Pesn671/
Pousing671/
Passgen671/
Pahasen671/
Phoceen671/
Photten671/
Phutsen671/
Pesseen671/
Poisoon671/
Pojtschenk671/
Pöschen671/
Pussien671/
Possong671/
Poschén671/
Poscion671/
Požienė671/
Poysson671/
Poujenq671/
Pouzenq671/
Phaesen671/
Poysian671/
Potsang671/
Potsone671/
Passend671/
Posione671/
Poujeen671/
Phosian671/
Phoosem671/
Phooson671/
Phohsin671/
Phochen671/
Phaseng671/
Phassen671/
Pgon671/
Poosian671/
Pohsang671/
Pohsing671/
Pohyxen671/
Pojn671/
Pocheen671/
Pomn671/
Pasasen671/
Poidgen670/
Pottent670/
Potteng670/
Puoyson670/
Posshan670/
Pooxson670/
Possont670/
Pottson670/
Pasehen670/

Posen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posen in the Georgian language
ფოსენposen-
Posen in the Hindi language
पोसेनposena-
Posen in the Russian language
Посенposen-
Posen in the Arabic language
بوسنbwsn-

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