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Where Does The Last Name Poss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Poss (Russian: Поссь) occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Póss. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 86,133^rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,302,278 people. The last name Poss is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Poss are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 68 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,081 people, or 1 in 88,816. In The United States Poss is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Poss is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Poss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Poss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poss Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Poss last name are 25.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.4% registered with the party.

The amount Poss earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.22% less than the national average, earning R 149,196 per year; in United States they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $40,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,716 CAD per year.