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 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
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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